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ASRock B860I Lightning Wifi Motherboard Review: Is Wi-Fi 7 important to you?
Mar 7, 2025
Sub-$220 B860I Lightning Wifi strikes a pose for budget Mini-ITX shoppers
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The latest mini motherboard is the ASRock B860I Lightning for Intel processors. This compact board provides an array of features, including robust power delivery with active cooling, a Thunderbolt 4 Type-C port, ample storage options with two M.2 sockets and three SATA ports, fast memory support, and an attractive design, all for around $220.
Compared to the B760I Lightning, the B860I looks better, and features a PCIe 5.0 M.2 socket, integrated Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps), an improved audio solution, and more. It shares the same LAN and Wi-Fi as the previous-gen model, but most users will be satisfied with 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E. Unlike AMD, which allows using last-generation chipsets with the latest processors, this update is a significant improvement.
Performance on the B860I Lighting was average across our tests, with some above-average results (Procyon/MS Office assessments), and some below-average outcomes (Handbrake tests). It performed well in gaming though, so overall, we’d consider it competent using the default settings.
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