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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi

ASRock's newest mid-range AM5 board — B850 chipset with Wi-Fi 7 and solid VRM for Ryzen 9000 X3D chips.

Pros

  • Wi-Fi 7 at a mid-range price
  • Good VRM for X3D CPUs
  • 3× M.2 slots
  • USB-C front panel header

Cons

  • No PCIe 5.0 M.2 on base model
  • Fewer SATA ports than ATX boards
  • Newer chipset, smaller BIOS track record

Full specifications

Platform
SocketAM5
ChipsetB850
Form factorATX
VRM (power stages)14+2+1 phase
Memory & Expansion
Memory typeDDR5
Memory slots4
Max memory capacity256 GB
Max memory speed7200 MT/s
PCIe slots1× x16 4.0, 1× x16 3.0, 1× x1 3.0
M.2 slots3
SATA ports4
Connectivity
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.4
LAN2.5 GbE
Rear USB1× USB-C 10Gbps, 6× USB 3.2