GIGABYTE B850M GAMING X WIFI6E

The GIGABYTE B850M GAMING X WIFI6E is a microATX motherboard measuring 244 x 244 mm, designed for processors in the Socket AM5 socket on the AMD B850 chipset. The board supports up to 256 GB of DDR5 memory running at speeds up to 8200 MHz through four DIMM slots. Graphics cards connect via one PCI Express 5.0 x16 slot and one PCI Express 4.0 x16 slot operating in x4 mode. Power is supplied through a 24-pin motherboard connector and an 8-pin processor connector. The motherboard features two M.2 slots: one supporting PCI-E 5.0 x4 and another supporting PCI-E 4.0 x4, along with four SATA Revision 3.0 ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration support. Cooling is provided by heatsinks on the chipset and VRM zones, with four fan headers included. Video output options include one HDMI and two DisplayPort connectors. The audio system is built around a Realtek codec with support for 7.1-channel sound and three audio jacks. The GIGABYTE B850M GAMING X WIFI6E includes a Realtek network controller with 2.5 Gbps bandwidth and one LAN port, plus Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 wireless modules. Connectivity options comprise one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, four USB 2.0 headers on the rear panel, and additional headers on the board for two USB 3.2 Gen 1 and four USB 2.0 connections. The board features a reinforced PCI-E slot and heatsinks on the M.2 slots.