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ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi

Reasons To Buy

✓ Good price
✓ Capable power delivery
✓ Good all-around performance
✓ Worthy update over B650I Lightning

Reasons To Avoid

✗ No USB4 unless you're using an 8000G CPU
✗ ‘Only’ Wi-Fi 6E
✗ Last-gen audio solution

Expert Reviews

ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi Review: Well-rounded mini-ITX, but no USB4 without an 8000G CPU —Budget mini-ITX offers a well-rounded solution for the money.

As a budget option, the roughly $200 B850I Lightning is a worthwhile lower-cost board in the AMD Mini-ITX space. But if you need Wi-Fi 7 and USB4 with a Ryzen 9000 CPU, you’ll have to spend an additional $100 or …

By Tom's Hardware · 6 months, 1 week ago