ASUS ROG Strix B850-I Gaming WiFi7 W brings WiFi 7 and AI features to AM5 mini-ITX builds
ASUS has introduced the ROG Strix B850-I Gaming WiFi7 W, a mini-ITX motherboard based on the AMD B850 chipset and AM5 socket. It supports Ryzen 9000, 8000, and 7000 desktop processors and even ‘future processors’ through the 64MB BIOS. The board has two DDR5 DIMM slots for up to 128 GB of memory, and offers a single PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlot for graphics. Storage is handled by two PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 slots plus two SATA ports, while networking combines Intel 2.5 GbE with WiFi 7 and the ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna.
ROG STRIX B850-I Gaming WIFI7 W, Source: ASUS
The board keeps the familiar Strix mini-ITX power layout but upgrades it with a 10+2+1 power stage design rated at up to 90 A per stage and a ProCool power connector. ASUS ties this into its AI feature stack: AI Overclocking, Dynamic OC Switcher, PBO enhancement and the new AI Cache Boost option for Ryzen 9000 CPUs, which tunes cache and memory paths for local LLM workloads.
ROG STRIX B850-I Gaming WIFI7 W, Source: ASUS
The B850-I Gaming WiFi7 W exposes HDMI plus a USB 10 Gbps Type-C port with DisplayPort output for iGPU use, and up to 13 USB ports in total, including a rear USB 20 Gbps Type-C. Storage runs through two PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots and two SATA 6 Gb/s ports, all covered by dedicated heatsinks, while the VRM area uses a solid heatsink and high-conductivity thermal pads to keep the power stages in check. SupremeFX audio, multiple PWM fan headers, an AIO pump header, and quality rear-panel audio with S/PDIF round out the platform.
Within ASUS’s AM5 mini-ITX range, small-form-factor users can now pick from ROG Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi, ROG Strix X670E-I Gaming WiFi, ROG Strix B850-I Gaming WiFi (now refreshed as the WiFi7 W variant), and ROG Strix X870-I Gaming WiFi, while the PRO A620AT-CSM thin mini-ITX board targets business systems with SO-DIMM memory.
ASUS has not yet confirmed pricing for its new Mini-ITX board.
Source: ASUS
