ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi Motherboard Unboxing

The ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi is powered by 10+1+1+1+1+1+1-phase VCore+GT 110A SPS+SA and a 10-layer PCB, with 2x DDR5 DIMMs slots supporting up to 9333 MT/s (OC) memory, and is equipped with Thunderbolt 4 Type-C (40Gbps), 2.5Gbps RJ-45 wired LAN port, wireless Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity. Thunderbolt 4 Type-C (40Gbps), 2.5Gbps RJ-45 wired LAN port, wireless Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity.

ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi Motherboard Specifications.

Size: Mini-ITX 17 x 17 cm
Processor Support: Intel Core Ultra processor (Series 2)
Processor Pin: Intel LGA 1851RL-ILM
CPU power supply phase: 10+1+1+1+1+1 phase power supply,VCore 110A SPS
Chipset: Intel B860
Memory: 2x DDR5 DIMMs slots, 9333(O.C.) MT/s, 128 GB max capacity (single slot supports 64 GB capacity)
Memory Certification: Intel XMP 3.0 (Extreme Memory Profile)
Display output: 1x HDMI 2.1 (4K 120Hz), 1x Intel Thunderbolt 4 (8K 60Hz / 5K 120Hz)
Card expansion slot: 1x PCIe 5.0 x16
Storage expansion slots: 3x SATA 6Gb/s, Blazing M2_1 2280 Gen5 x4, Hyper M2_2 2280 PCIe Gen4 x4
Wired Network: Dragon RTL8125BG 2.5Gbps
Wireless Network: 802.11axe Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
Audio: Realtek ALC1220
USB Ports (Front Expansion): 1x USB 10Gbps Type-C, 1x USB 5Gbps (supports two USB 5Gbps Type-A ports on front), 1x USB 2.0 Type-A (supports two USB 2.0 ports on front)
USB Ports (Rear I/O): 1x Thunderbolt 4 Type-C (40Gbps), 2x USB 10Gbps Type-A, 4x USB 5Gbps Type-A, 1x USB 2.0 Type-A
RGB: 2x ARGB 5V 3-Pin
FAN: 1x 4-Pin CPU Fan (1A-12W), 1x 4-Pin AIO PUMP (3A-36W), 1x 4-Pin Chassis (1A-12W)

段落目錄

I've unboxed it before. It's also from ASRock. ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi The ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi motherboard is powered by the AMD AM5 B850 chipset, while the ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi motherboard powered by the Intel B860 chipset is unboxed today, so that gamers can see for themselves how to choose between ASRock Lightning WiFi motherboards of the two chipsets, given that they are both of the same size. The ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi motherboard is also a Mini-ITX board size, so gamers can see for themselves how to choose between the ASRock Lightning WiFi motherboards from the two chipsets, but in the case of ITX boards with not many expandable items, it seems that the processor is the main reason for the choice.

Using Intel LGA 1851 feet to support Intel Core Ultra 200 series processors, but for processor model selection, the author prefers the Intel Core Ultra 200 series processors. Intel Core Ultra 9 285, Ultra 7 265, Ultra 5 245, Intel Core Ultra 5 235, Intel Core Ultra 5 225 The 65W SKU, a lower power consumption model, can be used to partially reduce the power requirements of the motherboard, and can also be used with a downdraft cooler to minimize the hassle of mounting in an ITX chassis.

∆ ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi.

∆ Basic specifications and related features.

∆Accessories include: ASRock Wi-Fi 2.4/5/6 GHz antenna kit, two SATA cables, two M.2 SSD screws, one temperature sensing cable, and two devil's felt harnesses.

The ∆Wi-Fi antenna must be connected for the wireless Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functions to work properly.

ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi is a Mini-ITX 17 x 17 cm size, which is a better choice for gamers who want to reduce space by assembling a mini PC than a mini kit.

∆ Mini-ITX specification 17 x 17 cm.

∆ The back of the motherboard is equipped with a block heat sink for some inductors.

∆ Channel Configuration Diagram.

The 10+1+1-phase power supply block on the motherboard is equipped with XXL VRM cooling fins to help dissipate waste heat from the power supply chip through aluminum alloy material with heat transfer pads. The size of the cooling fins is a bit more luxurious than the B850 chipset model, and the B860I Lightning WiFi uses an additional nickel-plated heat pipe with a small fan to dissipate the heat, which draws air inward from the rear I/O area. The fan draws air from the rear I/O area to the inside.

The ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi uses LGA 1851 feet and only supports the latest Intel consumer Core Ultra 200 series processors. However, since it does not support overclocking of the processor, it is recommended to purchase a model without K, which is called Non K, such as Intel Core Ultra 5, 225 or 235, to save money. The LGA 1851 and 1700 coolers have the same hole spacing, so gamers can basically install the LGA 1700 cooler grommet set unless there is a special update from the cooler manufacturer.

∆ The exterior design is similar to that of the B850 chipset version.

∆ LGA 1851 pin.

Let's take a look at the expansion and power supply slots on the ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi motherboard. On the top left side of the motherboard, there is an 8-Pin ATX_12V power supply slot for the processor.

On the top row of the motherboard, there is a dedicated debugger expansion slot (UART1), next to it are the CPU_FAN 4-Pin, CHA_FAN1 4-Pin fan power supply slot and AIO_PUMP water pump power supply slot, which can be used to install the water-cooling header PUMP power supply and water-cooling exhaust fan cable when installing integrated water-cooling, and on the rightmost side is a 5V 3-Pin ARGB slot. On the far right is a 5V 3-Pin ARGB slot.

∆ The ATX_12V 8-Pin processor power supply slot in the upper left corner of the motherboard.

∆ Dedicated debug code device expansion slot (UART1), CPU_FAN 4-Pin, CHA_FAN1 4-Pin, AIO_PUMP, 5V 3-Pin ARGB slot.

In addition to the common non-ECC unbuffered DIMMs, the B860 platform also supports Clocked Unbuffered DIMMs (CUDIMM/CKD), with a maximum expansion capacity of 128 GB in total, or 64 GB in a single slot. The maximum expansion capacity of both slots is 128 GB, which means that the capacity of a single slot is capped at 64 GB.

The memory overclocking QVL compatibility list features dual-channel memory module with Core Ultra 200 K Series processor, the highest frequency that can pass the compatibility stress test is 9333 MT/s. Once again, please be reminded to choose the memory model that you want to install based on the memory QVL (Qualified Vendor List) compatibility report of the motherboard. Qualified Vendor List) compatibility report as the main guide for selecting a memory model.

ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi Follows Z890 OCF Similarly, a feature called Memory OC Shield is used between the processor slot and the memory slot, which looks a bit like a sticker on the side of the memory slot, featuring the ability to isolate EMI to further enhance memory overclocking performance and stability, which is actually achieved by using a multi-layer composite material.

∆ 2x Un-buffered DIMMs DDR5 memory slots, UDIMM / CUDIMM compatible, supports up to 128 GB capacity expansion, up to 9333 MT/s (O.C.) with QVL on both modules.

∆ Schematic diagram of the principle.

∆ Manual removal will affect the stability of memory usage.

On the right side of the motherboard, from right to left on the screen, there are the EZ DeBug, motherboard 24-Pin power supply slot, 1x USB 2.0 (supports two front USB 2.0 ports), 5V 3-Pin ARGB slot, one USB 5Gbps slot (supports two front USB 5Gbps Type-A mounting ports), one temperature sensor slot, one Clear CMOS jumper slot, three SATA 6Gb/s, front panel slot (PANEL1), one front USB 10Gbps Type-C slot, one SATA 10Gbps Type-C slot, and one SATA 6Gb/s jumper slot. (Clear CMOS jumper slot, three SATA 6Gb/s, front panel slots (PANEL1), one front USB 10Gbps Type-C slot.

To the left of the graphics card slot is a front audio jack slot.

The EZ DeBug status indicator, labeled with CPU / DRAM / VGA / BOOT text, allows users to quickly view what parts of the motherboard are failing to boot during the self-test process, and users can refer to the motherboard manual for debugging actions.

A constant red light indicates a CPU failure.
A constant yellow light indicates a DRAM failure.
Constant white light indicates GPU failure.
A constant yellow-green light indicates that the boot device (system disk or hard disk) has failed.

∆ EZ DeBug, motherboard 24-Pin power supply slot, 1x USB 2.0 (supports two front-facing USB 2.0 ports), 5V 3-Pin ARGB slot, one USB 5Gbps slot (supports two front-facing USB 5Gbps Type-A mounting ports).

∆ EZ DeBug Status Indicator Demonstration.

∆ One temperature sensing cable slot, one Clear CMOS jumper slot, three SATA 6Gb/s, front panel slots (PANEL1), one front USB 10Gbps Type-C slot.

∆ Front audio jack slot.

The motherboard PCIe slot provides only one x16 length slot, which is directly connected to the CPU channel with PCIe 5.0 x16 bandwidth specification. The slot is usually used for installing graphics cards, so there is a metal-reinforced design, so gamers don't have to worry about the slot being skewed when using a heavy graphics card.

∆Metal-reinforced graphics card slot is PCIE 5.0 x16 bandwidth.

There are only two M.2 SSD expansion slots natively on the motherboard, the first Blazing M2_1 slot under the processor is the only PCIe Gen5 x4 expansion slot on this motherboard, while the Hyper M.2 slot on the back of the motherboard only has PCIe Gen4 x4 bandwidth, all M.2 SSD expansion slots on this motherboard only support M.2 2280 length. All M.2 SSD expansion slots on this motherboard only support M.2 2280-length SSDs.

∆ One PCIe Gen5 x4 expansion slot (processor direct access) is unfortunately only configured with a single-sided thermal pad connected to a heatsink for cooling.

∆The second PCIe Gen4 x4 expansion slot on the back of the motherboard only supports 2280 length mounts.

The rear I/O of the motherboard provides one HDMI output slot, four USB 5Gbps Type-A (dark blue), two USB 10Gbps Type-A (light blue), one Thunderbolt 4 Type-C 40Gbps (supporting internal video output), RJ-45 2500 Mb/s LAN wired network port, one USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 6E antenna port, BIOS Flashback button, optical S/PDIF digital audio output, two audio ports, and one USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 6E antenna port. USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 6E antenna port, BIOS Flashback button, optical S/PDIF digital audio output, two audio ports.

In addition to HDMI 2.1 (HDR, HDCP 2.3) on the rear of the motherboard, which supports HDMI output at a maximum resolution of 4K 120Hz, Thunderbolt 4 Type-C also supports HDMI output at a maximum resolution of 8K 60Hz / 5K 120Hz with HDCP 2.3 support.

∆ Rear I/O at a glance.

ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi Motherboard Power Supply / 10+1+1 Phase Power Supply, 10 Layer PCB

The ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi motherboard is powered by a 10+1+1-phase Dr. MOS SPS (Smart Power Stage), with 10-phase 110A SPS for CPU VCORE Phases, 1-phase 110A SPS for VCCGT Phase, and the last 1-phase for VCCSA Phases. One 110A SPS is responsible for the VCCGT Phase (internal display overclocking related), and the last phase is responsible for the VCCSA Phases.

∆ The bare PCB of the motherboard is shown.

∆ 10+1+1 phase Dr. MOS SPS (Smart Power Stage) supply.

∆ Two heat sinks with nickel-plated heat pipes in the middle and active cooling by fans.

BIOS Function Setting Menu

After the motherboard has passed the self-checking program, press the F2 or DEL button to enter the BIOS, where gamers can make adjustments to the voltage, frequency, and other parameters.

∆ EZ Mode.

∆ Advanced Mode Main Menu tab.

∆ Overclocking Tools sub-page.

∆ Processor overclocking related settings.

∆ Memory overclocking related.

∆ Overclocking voltage setting.

∆ CPU DLVR Setting.

∆ Advanced menu.

∆ Advanced menu CPU settings.

∆ Advanced Menu Chipset Settings, there is Re-Size BAR here.

∆ Storage device setting.

∆ Thunderbolt 4 Settings.

∆ Power Management.

∆ USB Settings.

∆Reliable setting related.

∆Tools paging.

∆ Hardware monitoring.

∆ Security Interface.

∆ Startup options.

∆ Fan speed setting.

ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi Motherboard Performance Testing

The ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi motherboard is tested with 24 cores and 24 threads. Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor and updated the motherboard BIOS to version 1.14, and the memory is used for the Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB CUDIMM 8400MT/s 48GB (2x24GB) Dual-channel memory kits to build testbeds.

Testing Platform

Processor:Intel Core Ultra 9 285K QS
Cooler: VK E360 (full speed)
Motherboard: ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi (BIOS version: 1.14)
Memory:Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB CUDIMM 8400MT/s 48GB (2x24GB) cl 40-52-52-132 1.45v
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Founders Edition 8GB
Operating System: Windows 11 Professional 24H2
System disk: Kingston NV3 2TB
Power supply:LIAN LI SP850
Chassis:Streacom BC1 Mini V1 ITX Open Benchtable
Graphics driver: GeForce Game Ready 572.83

firstly CPU-Z Viewing the hardware information of the test platform, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor has 24 (8P+16E) cores and 24 threads, series code Arrow Lake using TSMC process, motherboard using ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi supporting PCI-E 5.0 lanes, and BIOS is 1.14 version. BIOS version 1.14.

Also ran CPU-Z internal tests Version 19.01.64(beta)The results are provided for your reference.

∆ CPU-Z information at a glance and Version 19.01.64(beta) built-in test score results.

AIDA64 Cache & Memory Benchmark It is mainly used to test the performance of processor caches and RAM. The read/write/copy bandwidth performance score represents the rate of transfer between CPU and memory, which means the efficiency of data throughput (the higher the score, the better), and the time delay score of accessing data indicates the responsiveness of the memory system.

Tested on this motherboard with Memory Profile 1 open, read speeds were 124.6 GB/s, write speeds were 97.6 GB/s, copy speeds were 108.4 GB/s, and latency was 81.1 ns.

∆ AIDA64 cache and memory test.

new version Cinebench 2024 MAXON ONE is Maxon's benchmark software for MAXON ONE software. MAXON ONE includes Cinema 4D, Red Giant Complete, Redshift, ZBrush, Universe, and Forger, and is a powerful tool for creating animation effects, motion design, motion graphics, film-grade portraits, and game art scenes. Each of these software programs fits together to provide a complete visual solution for creators.

Cinebench 2024 uses Cinema 4D's default Redshift rendering engine to test GPU and CPU performance. If multiple graphics cards are used to run Cinebench 2024 tests, the software utilizes multiple cards for the rendering tests at the same time, and Cinebench 2024 performs multiple rendering tests with six times the amount of computation when compared to Cinebench R23. Compared to Cinebench R23, the Cinebench 2024 multi-threaded rendering tests show a six-fold increase in the amount of computation for scenes. This reflects improvements in CPU performance and the higher hardware requirements that multimedia workers must now meet.

∆ Cinebench 2024.

V-Ray 6 Benchmark V-Ray Engine Test Software is an image rendering program developed by Chaos Group. The free Benchmark examines the rendering speeds of the CPU and GPU on the V-Ray Engine, which tests the rendering performance of the processor.

∆ V-Ray 6 Benchmark.

Corona Benchmark is a free test software based on the Corona 10 rendering core that evaluates the performance of a system by using Corona 10 rendered scenes to measure the rendering speed of the system in terms of rays per second (rays/s). More rays per second means faster rendering, and the scores are linearly scaled. For example, a system with 6 million rays per second will have twice the rendering speed and performance of a system with 3 million rays per second.

∆ Corona Benchmark.

Geekbench 6 CPU Benchmark can be used to test CPU and memory performance, including data compression, image processing, machine learning, optical tracking, and many other daily use and professional productivity tests.

∆ Geekbench 6_ CPU Benchmark.

CrystalMark Retro 2.0.0 It is a comprehensive benchmark software that measures CPU, HDD, 2D graphics (GDI) and 3D graphics (OpenGL) performance. Developed by hiyohiyo and koinec, the authors of CrystalDiskMark and CrystalDiskInfo, the results are individual scores and not in any common units.

∆ CrystalMark Retro 2.0.0.

PCMark 10 It also simulates test scenarios to determine the overall performance of the computer. The common basic functions include application launching, web browsing, and video conferencing tests, while productivity simulates document and spreadsheet writing, and the last item, video content creation, includes professional tests such as photo editing, video editing, and rendering.

∆ PCMark 10 test.

CrossMark There are a total of 25 items, including productivity, creative content work, system responsiveness and other work simulation load test, the following three scores have different scoring criteria and use of the context, Productivity (Productivity) includes document editing, spreadsheets, web browsing, the second Creativity (Creativity) includes photo editing, photo organizing, video editing, the last Responsiveness (Responsiveness) has opened the file, document response speed, multi-processing context. The second category, Creativity, includes photo editing, photo organizing, and video editing, while the last category, Responsiveness, includes file opening, document response speed, and multitasking scenarios.

∆ CrossMark Everyday Use Scene Test Program.

OCCT CPU BENCHMARK CONFIGURATION Single thread and Multiple threads will be tested using AVX and SSE instruction sets respectively.

∆ OCCT CPU BENCHMARK CONFIGURATION.

Next up, the 3DMark series, one of the most benchmarks for gaming scores, was used to compare the theoretical results of the same graphics platform with different processors through a series of tests with different picture quality and different GPU APIs.

3DMark CPU Profile This test will test the performance of MAX, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1 threads respectively, while the performance of 16 threads and above is more for 3D rendering or audio/video professional work, and most of the mainstream DirectX 12 game performance can refer to the score of 8 threads, while the score of 4 and 2 threads are related to the old games developed with DirectX 9.

∆ 3DMark CPU Profile.

In addition, the author has also used the commonly used game performance simulation test 3DMark Fire Strike、3D Mark Time SpyThe two programs are Fire Strike, which represents the 1080p quality DirectX11 GPU API situational game simulation test, and Time Spy, which represents the 1440p quality DirectX 12 GPU API situational game simulation test.

∆ 3DMark Fire Strike.

∆ 3DMark Time Spy.

Conclusion

If you are on AMD's ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi The two motherboards, Intel's ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi and the Intel ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi, have been chosen to summarize the differences between the two chipsets in terms of expandability, so that we can see how to choose.

"In terms of expandability, the Intel chipset ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi is a bit better, for example: higher memory QVL compatibility, one more SATA, Thunderbolt 4 Type-C (40Gbps) at the rear, more USB 5Gbps Type-A, etc. etc.

However, considering that the market is currently more oriented towards buying 6000 MT/s CL 28~30 memory, and ITX mini-modules are actually quite good at SATA, the difference between these two boards is down to the USB transfer bandwidth, so it's up to you to decide whether or not you have a high-speed bandwidth requirement for external devices for your own day-to-day use.

Other parts such as graphics card slot bandwidth, number and bandwidth of M.2 expansion, cable and Wi-Fi, audio, etc. are the same or not much different between the two models, but I think it's a pity that there are only two M.2 expansion slots, so you can't expand the M.2 SSD after installing a system disk and a game storage disk, and you may have to choose a 2.5 or 3.5-inch HDD if you want to use it for more storage space. In the future, if you need more storage space, you may have to choose a 2.5 or 3.5-inch hard disk.

10-phase power supply + DDR5 9333! ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi motherboard unboxing!

ASRock B860I Lightning WiFi Motherboard Specifications.