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

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