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

Description

B850M Challenger WiFi

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*

Chipset
– 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 2×2 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)