Typically when it comes to choosing a motherboard you really don’t get to choose the color. It is quite rare to say see the exact same motherboard be available in both a black and white colorway, but ASRock is changing that with their B850 Challenger motherboard. You can get it in either a black version or a white version, so depending on what type of build you are doing you can choose the appropriate motherboard. Today we are taking a look at the ASRock B850 Challenger WiFi White, which is of course the white version of the motherboard. Beyond having the sleek white and silver colorway you have a 12+2+1 power phase design, PCIe 5.0 for your graphics card and first M.2 slot, USB 3.2 gen 2 connectivity, WiFi 7, support for DDR5 memory up to 8000 MHz, and much more! If you are looking for a B850 motherboard should this one be on your short-list? Read on as we find out!

Special thanks to ASRock for providing us with the B850 Challenger WiFi White Motherboard to review.

– Supports AMD AM5 Socket Ryzen™ 9000, 8000 and 7000 Series Processors
– 12+2+1 Power Phase, Dr.MOS for VCore+SOC+MISC
– 4 x DDR5 DIMMs
– Supports Dual Channel, up to 8000+ (OC)
– 1 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16, 2 PCIe 4.0 x1
– Graphics Output Options: 1 HDMI
– Realtek ALC897 7.1 CH HD Audio Codec, Nahimic Audio
– 1 Blazing M.2 (PCIe Gen5x4)
– 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
– 4 SATA3
– 1 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Rear)
– 1 USB 3.2 Gen2 (Rear)
– 1 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Front)
– 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Rear, 4 Front)
– 8 USB 2.0 (4 Rear, 4 Front)
– Realtek 2.5Gbps LAN
– 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth
– Supports Toolless Multi-Layer M.2 Heatsink, M.2 Bottom Heatsink

The B850 Challenger WiFi White comes in your standard ASRock motherboard box. On the front we have a picture of the board itself and some of the main features are listed. Flipping over to the back we get a full overview of the motherboard with more details on some of the features, a full list of specifications, and a run-down of the rear I/O ports.

Getting everything out of the box besides the motherboard itself we find two SATA cables, WiFi antennas, ASRock stickers and a case badge, and a quick installation guide.