ASUS B860M MAX GAMING AX Motherboard – DDR5, PCIe 5.0, WiFi 6, 2.5Gb LAN, LGA1851

Model

B860M MAX GAMING AX

Chipset

Intel B860 Chipset

CPU Support

Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2), LGA1851; Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 & Turbo Boost Max 3.0

Memory

4× DIMM DDR5 slots, up to 256GB; Up to 8666+ MT/s (OC); Dual-channel; Supports XMP & ASUS AEMP III

Graphics Output

1× DisplayPort (up to 4K@60Hz); 1× USB-C (DP Alt Mode, up to 4K@120Hz)

Expansion Slots

CPU lanes: 1× PCIe 5.0 x16

• Chipset lanes: 1× PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4 mode), 2× PCIe 4.0 x16 (x1 mode)

Storage

3× M.2 slots (PCIe 5.0 x4 + PCIe 4.0 x4 + PCIe 4.0 x2), 4× SATA 6Gb/s

Networking

Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet + ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 1×1; Bluetooth 5.4

Rear USB Ports (10 total)

1× USB-C 20Gbps, 1× USB-A 10Gbps, 4× USB-A 5Gbps, 4× USB-A 2.0

Front USB Ports (9 total)

1× USB-C 10Gbps, 1× USB 5Gbps header (2 ports), 3× USB 2.0 headers (6 ports)

Audio

Realtek 7.1 Surround Sound HD Audio CODEC; 24-bit/192kHz; Audio shielding; Premium capacitors

Back Panel I/O

1× USB-C 20Gbps, 1× USB-A 10Gbps, 2× USB-A 5Gbps, 4× USB-A 2.0, DisplayPort, Ethernet, Wi-Fi module, 3× audio jacks

Internal Headers

1× CPU Fan, 1× CPU OPT, 1× AIO Pump, 4× Chassis Fan; 3× ARGB Gen 2; 3× M.2; 4× SATA; USB-C 10Gbps; USB 5Gbps; USB 2.0 headers

Special Features

ASUS 5X Protection III, Q-Design, VRM Heatsink, ProCool, Pre-mounted I/O Shield, Aura Sync RGB (Gen2 headers)

Software

Armoury Crate (Aura Sync, Fan Xpert 2+), ASUS DriverHub, GlideX, ASUS CPU-Z, Norton 360 (trial), WinRAR (trial)

BIOS

256 Mb UEFI AMI BIOS; EZ Flash; MyHotkey; CrashFree BIOS 3

Accessories

Wi-Fi antenna, 2× SATA cables, 2× M.2 screw packages, Quick Start Guide

OS Support

Windows 11 / Windows 10 (64-bit)

Form Factor

micro-ATX (24.4 × 24.4 cm / 9.6 × 9.6 inches)