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Specification	ASRock B860M Steel Legend WiFi DDR5 PCIe 5.0 Micro-ATX Motherboard	ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi DDR5 PCIe 5.0 Mini-ITX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£197.05as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£174.49as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£466.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)
Brand	ASRock	ASRock
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	B860	B860
Form factor (differs)	Micro-ATX	Mini-ITX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	2
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,666 MT/s	9,333 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	3
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI
Audio codec	ALC1220	ALC1220
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#64,762	#66,122
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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