B860M-X Gen5

Description

X Series motherboard offers a compact, high-value solution, balancing performance, versatility, and reliability for both professional and daily tasks.

The ASRock X-Series motherboard provides a high-value solution, balancing performance and versatility within a compact form factor. It’s highly capable in handling a wide range of tasks, from professional productivity to everyday usage, striking an excellent balance between affordability, reliability, and efficiency.

6 Layer PCB
The 6 Layer PCB provides stable signal traces and power shapes delivering lower temperature and higher energy efficiency for memory overclocking! Thus, it's able to support the latest memory modules with most extreme memory performance!

DDR5 XMP & EXPO Support
Derived from the “built for stable and reliable” designing concept, ASRock does not compromise on any details. This motherboard is built with high quality materials, enthusiasts are able to enjoy the boost of DDR5 memory overclocking performance by enabling the pre-tested profiles. Make sure the memory modules are Intel® XMP/AMD EXPO™ capable and overclocking can be made so affordable, satisfying and absolutely no sweat at all.

PCIe Gen5 Blazing M.2
The Blazing M.2 accommodates the latest PCI Express 5.0 standard to perform twice the bandwidth compared to previous generation, with a breathtaking 128Gb/s transfer speed, it is ready to unleash the full potential of future ultrafast SSDs.

Aluminum Heatsink
The first thing that catches the eye is the optimized Aluminum Heatsink Design. Heatsinks are crucial for efficient heat dissipation, especially during heavy workloads like gaming or productivity tasks. Motherboard that built with heatsinks can effectively manage thermal performance, hence ensure system stability and durability effortlessly.

Dragon 2.5 Gb/s LAN
The intelligent 2.5Gb/s LAN platform is built for maximum networking performance for the demanding requirements of home networking, content creators, online gamers and high-quality streaming media. Boost networking performance up to 2.5X the bandwidth compared to the standard gigabit Ethernet, you’ll enjoy the faster and uncompromised connectivity experience for gaming, file transfers and backups.

POLYCHROME RGB
This motherboard features onboard RGB headers and addressable RGB headers that allow motherboard to be connected to compatible LED devices such as strip, CPU fans, coolers, chassis and so on. Users may also synchronize RGB LED devices across the Polychrome RGB Sync-certified accessories to create their own unique lighting effects.

SignalRGB
SignalRGB unifies your RGB devices, offering seamless customization, game-reactive effects, macro automation, and system monitoring. The official partnership empowers ASRock motherboards with advanced lighting control, enhances compatibility with a diverse range of RGB devices, and provides greater customization flexibility.

Specifications

Internal I/O
Number of M.2 (M) slots	1
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III, M.2
USB 2.0 connectors	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	2
TPM connector	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)	1
Number of SATA III connectors	4
Number of chassis fan connectors	2
Front panel audio connector	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes
RGB LED pin header	Yes
Number of CPU fan connectors	2
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)	1
Number of RGB LED pin headers	4
Technical details
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel B860
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Component for	PC
Audio
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Performance
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 11 x64
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel B860
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Component for	PC
Processor
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Processor socket	LGA 1851 (Socket V1)
Memory
Number of memory slots	2
Memory slots type	DIMM
Supported memory types	DDR5-SDRAM
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Maximum internal memory	128 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC
Storage controllers
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III, M.2
Graphics
HDCP	Yes
HDCP version	2.3
Rear panel I/O ports
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0
DisplayPort version	1.4
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0
Headphone outputs	1
HDMI ports quantity	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0
DisplayPorts quantity	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantity	1
Line-in	Yes
Network
Ethernet LAN	Yes
Wi-Fi	No
LAN controller	Dragon RTL8125BG
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Features
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 11 x64
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel B860
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Component for	PC
Audio chip	Realtek ALC897
Expansion slots
Number of M.2 (M) slots	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 4.x) slots	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slots	1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 4.x) slots	1
BIOS
BIOS type	EFI AMI
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit
Video
HDCP	Yes
Software
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 11 x64
Weight & dimensions
Width	244 mm
Depth	218 mm
Packaging content
Cables included	SATA
Screws included	Yes
Other features
PCI Express x1 (Gen 4.x) slots	1