The MSI B860 Gaming Plus WiFi is an ATX mainboard with the Intel B860 mid-range chipset and the Intel LGA 1851 socket. It supports Intel processors of the Arrow Lake generation and is suitable for gamers who can do without CPU overclocking.
The B860 mainboards also support USB4, which enables very fast data transfer rates of up to 40 GBit/s to be achieved. The MSI B860 Gaming Plus WiFi also offers PCIe 5.0 for graphics cards and M.2 SSDs. The DDR5 RAM can be overclocked so that you can get the most out of your RAM.
Wireless transmission | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi |
Processor family | Core Ultra 5 2nd Gen, Core Ultra 7 2nd Gen, Core Ultra 9 2nd Gen |
Number of memory modules (RAM) | 4x |
Internal connection options | M.2 (3x), S-ATA III (4x) |
Item number | 53472964 |
Manufacturer | MSI |
Category | Motherboards |
Manufacturer no. | 7E41-003R |
Release date | 3-12-2024 |
Form factor | ATX |
Socket | LGA 1851 |
Chipset | Intel B860 |
BIOS type | UEFI AMI |
Wireless transmission | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi |
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 / 802.11be |
Processor family | Core Ultra 5 2nd Gen, Core Ultra 7 2nd Gen, Core Ultra 9 2nd Gen |
Memory form factor | DIMM |
Number of memory modules (RAM) | 4x |
Max. memory (RAM) | 256 GB |
Memory chip | DDR5 SDRAM |
Max. RAM OC | 8800 MHz |
Supported memory speed | 4800 MHz, 6400 MHz |
Transfer rate | 8800 MT/s |
Video connections | HDMI (1x) |
Video connection version | HDMI 2.1 |
Ethernet controller brand | Killer NIC |
Max. port speed | 5 Gbit/s |
Chip | Realtek ALC897 |
RAID configuration | 0, 1, 10, 5 |
Internal connection options | M.2 (3x), S-ATA III (4x) |
PCI express version (max.) | 5 |
Number of fan connector | 1 |
USB ports | USB-A |
Exact USB ports | USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (2x) |
Manufacturer commitment | SBTi |
CO₂-Emission | |
Climate contribution |
Length | 304.80 mm |
Width | 243.84 mm |
Weight | 1602 g |
Product Safety |
Length | 34.80 cm |
Width | 27.30 cm |
Height | 7.40 cm |
Weight | 1.60 kg |
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