ROG STRIX B860-I GAMING WIFI

The ROG Strix B860-I Gaming WiFi is designed to dominate with Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors(Series 2). Its advanced power design and AI solutions drive top-tier performance, while Thunderbolt™ 4, WiFi 7 and high-speed DDR5 slots offer cutting-edge connectivity. This motherboard delivers the power and speed needed for elite gaming and demanding AI applications.

Using AI technology to understand natural-language questions or scenario descriptions, ASUS AI Advisor allows users to explore the functionality and advanced features of ASUS motherboards in a simple and straightforward way.

AI Networking II combines intelligent technologies to continuously optimize network performance, provide trustworthy and seamless connectivity, and unleash the full speed of WiFi 7.

The integrated NPU in Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) efficiently accelerates AI workflows — and NPU Boost lets you do more with it. This BIOS feature overclocks the NPU with just one click, increasing performance by up to 24%.

For next-level frequency flexibility, the ROG Strix B860-I features a built-in clock generator that isolates CPU base clock from memory, NPU, D2D and NGU. Drive memory, NPU and others performance to their absolute brink while maintaining the stability of CPU clock domains. Separate CPU BCLK from other domains for unfettered overclocking.

Form Factor

• Mini-ITX Form Factor - 6.7 inch x 6.7 inch ( 17 cm x 17 cm )

CPU

• Support Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) - Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 - and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0** - ** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Chipset

• Intel® B860 Chipset

Memory

• 2 x DIMM slots, max. 128 GB, DDR5 - Supports up to 9066+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 (AEMP III)

Graphics

• 1 x DisplayPort** - 1 x HDMI™ port*** - 1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 supports - DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs**** - * Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. - ** Supports max. 4K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4. - *** Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1. - ****Supports up to 8K@60Hz x1 with DSC, maximum total bandwidth up to 23.8Gbps, for resolution support please check DisplayPort 2.1 specs.

Expansion Slots

• Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) - 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot

Storage

• Total supports 2 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* - Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) - M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode) - Intel® B860 Chipset - M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) - 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - * Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.

LAN

• 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

Audio

• 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 * 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.

USB Ports

• Rear USB (Total 8 ports) - 1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port (1 x USB Type-C®) - 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®) - 1 x USB 10Gbps ports (1 x Type-A) - 3 x USB 5Gbps ports (3 x Type-A) - 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 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

OS Support

• Windows 11 (22H2 & later)

Internal I/O Ports

• Fan and Cooling Related - 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header - 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header - 1 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers - Power Related - 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector - 1 x 8-pin +12V CPU Power connector - Storage Related - 2 x M.2 slots (Key M) - 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - USB - 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 - Miscellaneous - 2 x Addressable Gen2 headers - 1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO) - 1 x 10-1 pin Front System Panel header - 1 x Thermal Sensor header

Back I/O Ports

• 1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port (1 x USB Type-C®) - 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C®) - 1 x USB 10Gbps ports (1 x Type-A) - 3 x USB 5Gbps ports (3 x Type-A) - 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A) - 1 x DisplayPort - 1 x HDMI™ port - 1 x Wi-Fi module - 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port - 2 x Audio jacks - 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port - 1 x Clear CMOS button

Software Features

• ROG Exclusive Software - ROG CPU-Z - Dolby Atmos - ASUS Exclusive Software - Armoury Crate - Aura Creator - Aura Sync - Fan Xpert 4 - GameFirst - Power Saving - AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial) - HWiNFO - ASUS AI Advisor - ASUS DriverHub - ASUS GlideX - TurboV Core - Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial) - Norton 360 for Gamers (60 Days Free Trial) - WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial) - UEFI BIOS - ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode - ASUS MyHotkey - NPU Boost

Special Features

• Extreme Engine Digi+ - 5K Black metallic capacitors - ASUS Q-Design - PCIe Slot Q-Release Slim (with PCIe SafeSlot) - M.2 Q-Latch - Q-Antenna - Q-Dashboard - Q-DIMM - Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) - Q-Slot - ASUS Thermal Solution - M.2 heatsink backplate - M.2 heatsink - VRM heatsink design - ASUS EZ DIY - Clear CMOS button - CPU Socket lever protector - ProCool - Pre-mounted I/O shield - SafeSlot - SafeDIMM Aura Sync - Addressable Gen2 headers

BIOS

• 256Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

• WOL by PME, UEFI PXE

Accessories

• Cables - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables - 1 x ROG USB2.0 splitter cable - 1 x Panel cable - Miscellaneous - 1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna - 1 x Cable ties package - 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package - 1 x Screw package for M.2 SSD - 1 x M.2 Bracket - 1 x ROG key chain - 1 x ROG Strix stickers - Documentation - 1 x Quick start guide

Warranty

• 3 Years