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B860 Challenger WiFi

The Challenger Series motherboard represents fearless play, bold breakthroughs, and relentless evolution. With solid specs, Wi-Fi 7, and gamer-focused features like Lightning Gaming Ports and toolless installation, it’s a perfect choice for gamers.

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Performance

Optimized VRM Design

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.

* There are certain risks involved with memory overclocking and may affect your system’s stability. Please realize that overclocking should be done at your own risk and expense. EXPO/XMP profile support may vary by different system configuration, memory modules and motherboard models. Please refer to Memory QVL for the completed support list.

High Speed M.2 Solution

DIY Friendly Design

M.2 Heatsink Toolless Design

Besides the M.2 SSD toolless design on the motherboard, ASRock up a notch by introducing this industry first M.2 heatsink quick release mechanism on the motherboard. The user friendly toolless design helps installing M.2 SSD super easy & simple.

Cooling

Intelligent Cooling Design

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 7

Wi-Fi 7 offers higher data throughput, lower latency, and Multi-link Operation. These features ensure a smooth and real-time interactive experience, making the VR/AR experience more immersive and connected.

Latest WiFi 7 technology delivers extreme wireless internet speeds and low latency, with higher throughput and Multi-RU as well as puncturing technology. The new WiFi 7(802.11be) technology is able to accelerate cloud-based gaming, 8K video streaming, and video conferencing.

Multi-link Operation (MLO) enables the simultaneous use of multiple bands and channels, boosting speed and throughput while reducing latency for a smoother, faster internet experience.

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.

More than USB Transfer Speed

Lightning Gaming Ports

Aimed for die hard gamers and enthusiasts! Lightning Gaming Ports are sourced from two different controller interfaces that assist gamers in connecting the high speed mice/keyboard with the lower jitter and latency!

Front USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C

Front USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C header delivers up to 5 Gbps data transfer rate and next generation reversible USB design to the front panel of computer case.

Nahimic Audio

Whether you are using headphones, a headset, external or internal speakers, via USB, Wi-Fi, analog output or even HDMI, Nahimic Audio offers you the most engaging listening experience, vibrant and rich with details.

The Powerful algorithms to ensure the best noise-free conversation, giving a constant vocal level no matter the distance from your mic. The Nahimic audio engine dynamically clear the sound and remove interference noise and lower the voice variation. Result is a better comprehension and less fatigue.
●Static Noise Suppression
●Echo Cancellation
●Lateral Sound Cancellation
●Voice Stabilizer

●Sound Tracker
The Sound Tracker is a visual indicator that points out the directions from which predominant sounds are coming. Each sound is properly positioned in 360° on a radar for a full immersion during the game.

●Works on any devices!
Enjoy the vibrant and high-quality Surround Sound on all your favorite audio devices. Nahimic is compatible with all of your favorite audio tools and ensures the best sound with any of them. Nahimic measure and improve to optimize our technology and offer you the best experience.

Stylish Design

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.

*The addressable RGB LED header supports WS2812B addressable RGB LED strip (5V/Data/GND), with a maximum power rating of 3A (5V), a max of 80 LEDs and length within 2 meters.
*The RGB LED header supports standard 5050 RGB LED strip (12V/G/R/B), with a maximum power rating of 3A (12V) and length within 2 meters.

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.

DIY Friendly

Reinforced Steel Slot
[PCIe 5.0 Version]

The reinforced steel slot is capable of supporting PCI Express 5.0 standard. The various benefits include:
✔ Extra anchor points
✔ Stronger latch
✔ Ensure signal stability
✔ Make sure heavy graphics cards to be well-installed.

EZ Setting

No disk drive or support CD needed. ASRock pre-installs the LAN driver, so when the system connects to the internet for the first time, an ADI pop-up application will appear.
Users can simply install all drivers and software needed with one click—greatly simplifying the setup process.

Step1 : Launch Auto Driver Installer (ADI)

Step2 : Select drivers and software

Step3 : One-click install → Done

ASRock strives offer only the cutting edge technology with the most user-friendly design. The pre-installed IO Shield design makes motherboard to be well-installed in the chassis precisely for preventing any interferences and speed up the set-up process.

Get the most convenient BIOS flashing with just a simple click. Users can easily achieve the latest BIOS support with a USB and a power supply. No CPU, RAM or other components are required.

EZ Installation

Displays the real-time status of CPU, DRAM, VGA, and BOOT device with colored LEDs during startup. A simple and efficient way to check system operation at a glance.

SSD installation is simplified with a quick release latch, making the installation super easy & simple.

B860 Challenger WiFi

Supports Intel^® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) (LGA1851)
10+1+1+1+1 Power Phase, Dr.MOS for VCore+GT+SA
4 x DDR5 DIMMs
Supports Dual Channel, up to 8666+ (OC)
1 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16
Graphics Output Options: 1 HDMI
Realtek ALC897 7.1 CH HD Audio Codec
Nahimic Audio
1 Blazing M.2 (PCIe Gen5x4)
2 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
4 SATA3
2 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (1 Rear, 1 Front)
8 USB 3.2 Gen1 (6 Rear, 2 Front)
6 USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)
Realtek 2.5G LAN
802.11be WiFi 7 + Bluetooth
Supports Lightning Gaming Ports

This model may not be sold worldwide. Please contact your local dealer for the availability of this model in your region.

Unique Feature
Superb Productivity
- PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)
- Dual Channel DDR5
Rock-Solid Durability
- 10+1+1+1+1 Power Phase, Dr.MOS for VCore+GT+SA
- Pre-Installed I/O Shield
Ultrafast Connectivity
- 2.5G LAN, 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 Module
- ASRock Lightning Gaming Ports
EZ Update
- BIOS Flashback Button
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer
EZ Troubleshooter
- ASRock Post Status Checker
CPU
- Supports Intel^® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) (LGA1851)
- Supports Intel^® Hybrid Technology
- Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
- Supports Intel^® Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB)
- Supports Intel^® Adaptive Boost Technology (ABT)
- Integrated NPU for dedicated AI acceleration
Chipset
- Intel^® B860
Memory
- Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
- 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 8666+(OC)*
- Supports Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)
- Max. capacity of system memory: 256GB
- Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0x

*1DPC 1R Up to 8666+ MHz (OC), 5600 MHz Natively.
1DPC 2R Up to 6800+ MHz (OC), 5600 MHz Natively.
2DPC 1R Up to 6533+ MHz (OC), 4800 MHz Natively.
2DPC 2R Up to 5600+ MHz (OC), 4400 MHz Natively.
BIOS
- 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
Graphics
- Intel^® Xe LPG Graphics Architecture
- 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS/FRL 8G Compatible, supports HDR, HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 120Hz

*Intel^® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
Audio
- 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec)
- Nahimic Audio
LAN
- 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s
- Dragon RTL8125BG
- Supports Dragon 2.5G LAN Software
- Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control
- Visual User Friendly UI
- Visual Network Usage Statistics
- Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and Streaming Modes
- User Customized Priority Control

Wireless LAN

- 802.11be 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 Module
- Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
- Supports 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz frequency band*
- Supports 160MHz channel bandwidth with 6GHz frequency band*
- 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
- Supports Bluetooth 5.4
- Supports MU-MIMO

*The Wi-Fi 7 module is supported by Microsoft^® Windows^® 11 only. The availability of the 6GHz band will depend on the different regulation status of each country and region. It will be activated (for supported countries) through Windows^® Update and software updates once available.

Slots

CPU:
- 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*
Chipset:
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2), supports x4 mode*
- 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel^® CNVio/CNVio2 (Integrated WiFi/BT)

*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

Storage

CPU:
- 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode*
Chipset:
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2230/2242/2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

*Supports Intel^® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

RAID

- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices

USB

CPU:
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (Rear (USB32_5))
Chipset:
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (1 Rear, 1 Front)
- 7 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (5 Rear (USB32_1234 and USB32_6), 2 Front)
- 6 x USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)

*All USB ports support ESD Protection

Connector

- 1 x SPI TPM Header
- 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
- 1 x RGB LED Header*
- 3 x Addressable LED Headers**
- 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***
- 4 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***
- 1 x AIO Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***
- 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
- 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
- 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen1 Header

*Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip

**Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip

***CPU_FAN1 supports the fan power up to 1A (12W).
CPU_FAN2, CHA_FAN1~4 and AIO_PUMP support the fan power up to 3A (36W).
CPU_FAN2, CHA_FAN1~4 and AIO_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

Rear Panel I/O

- 2 x Antenna Ports
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port
- 6 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB32_56 are Lightning Gaming Ports.)
- 2 x USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
- 1 x BIOS Flashback Button
- HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Software and UEFI

Software
- ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
- ASRock Dragon 2.5G LAN Software
- ASRock Polychrome SYNC*
UEFI
- ASRock EZ Mode
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer
- ASRock Instant Flash

*These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.

Accessories

- 2 x SATA Data Cables
- 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antennas
- 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket
- 1 x Standoff for M.2 Socket

Form Factor

- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm

- Microsoft^® Windows^® 11 64-bit

Certifications

- FCC, CE
- ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

Description	Language	Download
RoHS	English	Global	China
FCC	English	Global	China
CE Declaration of Conformity	English	Global	China
UKCA Declaration of Conformity	English	Global	China
User Manual	English	Global	China
Software/BIOS Setup Guide	English	Global	China
Regulatory Notices	English	Global	China
Quick Installation Guide	English	Global	China

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The above user interface picture is a sample for reference. The actual user interface may vary with the updated software version.