MSI B860M GAMING PLUS WIFI LGA1851 DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard
The MSI B860M GAMING PLUS WIFI is a Micro-ATX motherboard on the Intel B860 chipset for the LGA1851 socket, built for Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2) in compact gaming systems. Its PCIe 5.0 graphics slot, Gen5 M.2 storage, Thunderbolt 4 port, Wi-Fi 7 and 5G LAN give a small board a full high-end connectivity set for gaming and AI workloads.
Key Specifications
- Socket LGA1851 with Intel B860 chipset in a Micro-ATX form factor
- 4 DDR5 UDIMM slots supporting up to 256GB, with DDR5 speeds up to 8800 MHz by overclocking and Intel XMP 3.0 support
- 1 PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16 slot running at x4, and 2 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
- 3 M.2 slots: one PCIe 5.0 x4, one PCIe 4.0 x4 and one PCIe 4.0 x2, plus 4 SATA 6Gbps ports, with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage
- Intel Killer E5000 5Gbps LAN, Intel Killer BE1750x Wi-Fi 7 with Bluetooth 5.4, and Realtek ALC897 codec with 7.1-channel high definition audio
- HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 outputs supporting 4K at 60Hz, plus a Thunderbolt 4 Type-C port supporting DisplayPort 2.1 up to 4K at 120Hz and 8K at 60Hz, available only on processors featuring integrated graphics
- Rear USB: 1 USB 10Gbps Type-A port, 2 USB 5Gbps Type-A ports, 1 USB 5Gbps Type-C port and 2 USB 2.0 ports; front headers add 1 USB 10Gbps Type-C port, 4 USB 5Gbps Type-A ports and 4 USB 2.0 ports
- 4 EZ Debug LEDs and supplemental PCIe power connector
Thunderbolt 4 and 5G LAN
Thunderbolt 4 brings Thunderbolt to USB-C at true 40Gb/s speeds with 8K display support, daisy-chaining and USB 4.0 compliance, turning a compact board into a docking-friendly gaming and creator station. The 5G Network Solution delivers premium 5G LAN for a better network experience, while Wi-Fi 7 uses a 320MHz channel to reach up to 5.8Gbps, which is 2.4 times faster than Wi-Fi 6 and 6E.
- Build around an Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) processor with up to 256GB of DDR5.
- Install a PCIe 5.0 graphics card and a Gen5 NVMe SSD in the primary M.2 slot for maximum bandwidth.
- Expand with two more M.2 drives and connect high-speed storage or displays through the Thunderbolt 4 port.
