The ASRock B850M Riptide WiFi is a compact Micro ATX motherboard designed for AMD Ryzen 7000, 8000, and 9000 Series processors on Socket AM5, featuring a robust 14+2+1 phase DrMOS power design with 80A SPS stages and enlarged heatsinks for stable performance and moderate overclocking in small-form-factor builds.
It supports dual-channel DDR5 memory up to 256 GB across four DIMM slots with speeds reaching 8000+ MT/s (OC) via EXPO/XMP profiles. Expansion includes one reinforced PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, one PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4 mode), three M.2 slots (one PCIe 5.0 x4 with heatsink, two PCIe 4.0 x4), and four SATA 6Gb/s ports with RAID support.
Connectivity is future-proof with integrated Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 5.4, Killer 2.5 GbE LAN, Realtek ALC897 7.1-channel audio, USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (20 Gbps) rear I/O, front USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C header, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, and Polychrome RGB headers. Additional features such as BIOS FlashBack and pre-installed I/O shield make the B850M Riptide WiFi an excellent value-driven choice for high-performance, wireless-enabled compact AMD systems.