ASUS ROG STRIX B860-A GAMING WIFI S LGA 1851 ATX motherboard, Intel® Core Ultra Series 2 Ready,,DDR5 , WIFI 7 Pice 5.0,4x M.2 slots, 14+1+2+1 stages, Thunderbolt 4, USB Type-C

processor

Support Intel® Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)*

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**

* Refer to https://www.asus.com/support/download-center/ for CPU support list.

** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

chipset

Intel® B860 Chipset

Memory

4 x DIMM slots, max. 256GB, DDR5

Supports up to 8600+MT/s (OC), Non-ECC Un-buffered, Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)*

Dual channel memory architecture

DIMM Fit

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module

ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile III(AEMPIII)

* Supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information please refer to CPU/Memory Support list under the Support tab of product information site or visit https://www.asus.com/support/download-center/.

** Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.

Display function

1 x DisplayPort**

1 x HDMI port***

1 x USB4® (20Gbps) ports support USB

Type-C® display outputs****

* Graphics specifications may vary between

CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.

** Supports max. 4K@60Hz as specified in

DisplayPort 1.4.

*** Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI

2.1.

**** Supports max. 4K@60Hz as specified in

DisplayPort 1.4a.

**** In USB4® mode, supports up to 4K@60Hz,

maximum total bandwidth up to 23.8Gbps, for resolution support please check

DisplayPort 1.4 specs. In DP alt mode, supports up to UHBR10.

***** VGA resolution support depends on

processors' or graphic cards' resolution.

******While installing the operating

system, please ensure that your monitor is connected to the HDMI port on the

back I/O panel or to a discrete graphics card.

Expansion slot

Intel® Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot

Intel® B860 Chipset

1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)*

* M.2_4 slot shares bandwidth with

PCIEX16(G4). When PCIEX16(G4) slot is operating, M.2_4 will be disabled.

- To ensure compatibility of the device

installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/download-center/ for

the list of supported peripherals.

Storage device slot

Total supports 4x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA

6Gb/s ports*

Intel® Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280

(supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)

Intel® B860 Chipset

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports

PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2280/22110

(supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports

PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)**

4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports

SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.

** M.2_4 slot shares bandwidth with

PCIEX16(G4). When PCIEX16(G4) slot is operating, M.2_4 will be disabled.

Network functions

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

ASUS LANGuard

Wireless/Bluetooth

Wi-Fi 7*

2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band**

Supports Wi-Fi 7 160MHz bandwidth, up to 2.9Gbps transfer rate.

Bluetooth® v5.4***

*Wi-Fi features may vary depending on the operating system

For Windows 11, Wi-Fi 7 will require 24H2 or later version for full functions, Windows 11 21H2/22H2/23H2 only support Wi-Fi 6E.

For Windows 10, please note that no driver is available, please refer to the Wi-Fi chipset vendor's website for details.

** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulation may vary between countries.

***The Bluetooth® version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications.

USB

Rear USB (Total 10 ports)

1 x USB4® (20Gbps) port (1 x USB Type-C®)

3 x USB 10Gbps ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB

Type-C®)

2 x USB 5Gbps ports (2 x Type-A)

4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)

Front USB (Total 5 ports)

1 x USB 10Gbps connector (supports USB

Type-C®)

1 x USB 5Gbps header supports 2 additional

USB 5Gbps ports

1 x USB 2.0 header supports 2 additional

USB 2.0 ports

* USB Type-C® power delivery output: max.

5V/3A

Sound effects

Realtek ALC1220P 7.1 Surround Sound

High Definition Audio CODEC*

- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs

- Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers

- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in)

- Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz

playback*

Audio Features

- SupremeFX Shielding Technology

- Savitech SV3H712 AMP

- Rear optical S/PDIF out port

- Premium audio capacitors

- Dedicated audio PCB layers

-Audio cover

* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.

** A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1 Surround Sound audio output.

Rear side panel device interface

1xUSB4® (20Gbps) port (1 x USB Type-C®)

3 x USB 10Gbps ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)

2 x USB 5Gbps ports (2 x Type-A)

4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI port

1xWi-Fi module

1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port

2 x audio jacks

1 x Optical S/PDIF out port

1 x BIOS FlashBack button

1xClearCMOSbutton

USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous

3 x Addressable RGB Gen 2 headers

1 x Chassis Intrusion header

1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO)

1 x Start button

1 x 10-1 pin Front Panel System header

1 x Thermal Sensor header

ASUS-specific features

Extreme Engine Digi+