ASRock B850M Challenger WiFi AMD AM5 Socket Motherboard, Micro-ATX, 4x DDR5 Slots, 2x M.2 Sockets, Fitted I/O Shield, 2.5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7, 1x HDMI Port

Unique Feature

• Superb Productivity
• - PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)
• - Dual Channel DDR5
• Rock-Solid Durability
• - 8+1+1 Power Phase, Dr.MOS for VCore+MISC
• - 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

CPU

- Supports AMD Socket AM5 Ryzen? 9000, 8000 and 7000 Series Processors*

- AMD B850

Memory

• - Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
• - 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
• - Supports DDR5 ECC/non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 8000+(OC)*
• - Max. capacity of system memory: 256GB
• - Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) and EXTended Profiles for Overclocking (EXPO) memory modules

BIOS

- 512Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

Graphics

Integrated AMD RDNA? graphics (Actual support may vary by CPU)

- 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS/FRL 8G Compatible, supports HDR, HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 120Hz

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

Slots

CPU

• - 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*
• Chipset:
• - 1 x PCIe 4.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2)*
• - 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3), supports x4 mode*
• - 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module

Storage

CPU

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

RAID

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

- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

USB

CPU

• - 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (Rear (USB32_2, USB32_34, USB32_6))
• - 1 x USB 2.0 (Rear (USB_2))
• Chipset:
• - 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Front)
• - 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (2 Rear (USB32_1 and USB32_5), 2 Front)
• - 5 x USB 2.0 (1 Rear (USB_1), 4 Front)

Connector

• - 1 x Thermistor Cable Header
• - 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)***
• - 3 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
• - 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
• - 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector (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

Rear Panel I/O

• - 2 x Antenna Ports
• - 1 x HDMI 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 Full HD UEFI
• - ASRock Auto Driver Installer
• - ASRock Instant Flash

Accessories

- 2 x SATA Data Cables

- 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antennas

Form Factor

- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm

OS

- Microsoft Windows® 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit

Certifications

- FCC, CE

- ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)