Typically when it comes to choosing a motherboard you really don’t get to choose the color. It is quite rare to say see the exact same motherboard be available in both a black and white colorway, but ASRock is changing that with their B850 Challenger motherboard. You can get it in either a black version or a white version, so depending on what type of build you are doing you can choose the appropriate motherboard. Today we are taking a look at the ASRock B850 Challenger WiFi White, which is of course the white version of the motherboard. Beyond having the sleek white and silver colorway you have a 12+2+1 power phase design, PCIe 5.0 for your graphics card and first M.2 slot, USB 3.2 gen 2 connectivity, WiFi 7, support for DDR5 memory up to 8000 MHz, and much more! If you are looking for a B850 motherboard should this one be on your short-list? Read on as we find out!
Special thanks to ASRock for providing us with the B850 Challenger WiFi White Motherboard to review.
What are the Features of the ASRock B850 Challenger WiFi White Motherboard?
– Supports AMD AM5 Socket Ryzen™ 9000, 8000 and 7000 Series Processors
– 12+2+1 Power Phase, Dr.MOS for VCore+SOC+MISC
– 4 x DDR5 DIMMs
– Supports Dual Channel, up to 8000+ (OC)
– 1 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16, 2 PCIe 4.0 x1
– Graphics Output Options: 1 HDMI
– Realtek ALC897 7.1 CH HD Audio Codec, Nahimic Audio
– 1 Blazing M.2 (PCIe Gen5x4)
– 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
– 4 SATA3
– 1 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Rear)
– 1 USB 3.2 Gen2 (Rear)
– 1 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Front)
– 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Rear, 4 Front)
– 8 USB 2.0 (4 Rear, 4 Front)
– Realtek 2.5Gbps LAN
– 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth
– Supports Toolless Multi-Layer M.2 Heatsink, M.2 Bottom Heatsink
What Comes with the ASRock B850 Challenger WiFi White Motherboard
The B850 Challenger WiFi White comes in your standard ASRock motherboard box. On the front we have a picture of the board itself and some of the main features are listed. Flipping over to the back we get a full overview of the motherboard with more details on some of the features, a full list of specifications, and a run-down of the rear I/O ports.
Getting everything out of the box besides the motherboard itself we find two SATA cables, WiFi antennas, ASRock stickers and a case badge, and a quick installation guide.
