The Gigabyte B860M Aorus Pro WiFi7 is built around the LGA 1851 socket and is compatible with the B860 chipset, housed in a Micro-ATX form factor measuring 244 x 244 mm with a single CPU socket. Wireless connectivity spans the full range from Wi-Fi 4 through to Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), and Bluetooth 5.4 is also included, though aptX is not supported. The board features dual BIOS and RGB lighting, supports easy overclocking, and outputs video via HDMI 2.1, but does not include integrated graphics or an integrated CPU. There is no tool-free CMOS reset functionality, and the board carries a three-year warranty.
This motherboard supports DDR5 memory across four slots arranged in a dual-channel configuration, with a maximum supported capacity of 256GB. Standard RAM speeds top out at 6400 MHz, while overclocking can push that figure up to 9200 MHz. ECC memory is not supported.
The rear I/O offers a broad range of USB connectivity, including two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, four USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, four USB 2.0 ports, and a USB 4 40Gbps port alongside a Thunderbolt 4 port — both via USB Type-C; there are no USB 3.2 Gen 2 or Gen 1 Type-C ports, no USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, and no USB 4 20Gbps port. Video output is covered by an HDMI output and one DisplayPort, while VGA and DVI are absent. Networking is handled by a single RJ45 port, and there are no eSATA or PS/2 ports present.
Internal expansion headers include two USB 3.2 Gen 1 connectors, two additional USB 3.0 connectors, one USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 connector, and four USB 2.0 connectors for adding ports via the case. Storage is served by three M.2 sockets and four SATA 3 connectors, while SATA 2, U.2, and mSATA connections are not present. The board provides six fan headers for cooling management and includes a TPM connector for security module support.
The board's expansion slot layout is straightforward, offering one PCIe 5.0 x16 slot as the primary option for discrete graphics or other full-bandwidth cards, alongside a single PCIe x4 slot for additional expansion. There are no PCIe 4.0, 3.0, or 2.0 x16 slots, and no PCIe x1, x8, or legacy PCI slots are present.
Audio support covers 7.1-channel output with two analog audio connectors on the rear I/O and an S/PDIF Out port for digital audio passthrough to external receivers or DACs.
The board supports four RAID configurations — RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 (1+0) — providing a range of options for balancing performance and redundancy across storage arrays. RAID 0+1 is not supported.
