Gigabyte B860M DS3H WiFi6E

Gigabyte B860M DS3H WiFi6E

Budget Micro-ATX B860 board with Wi-Fi 6E, one Gen5 M.2 slot and triple display outputs.

  • LGA1851
  • B860
  • Micro-ATX
  • DDR5
  • 2

PCPR score

6.6

Fair

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The short version

The B860M DS3H WiFi6E is Gigabyte's budget Micro-ATX B860 board, with four DDR5 slots, one PCIe 5.0 and one PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot, 2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6E and HDMI plus two DisplayPorts. It suits low-cost Core Ultra builds; it has a single 8-pin CPU connector and no USB-C on the rear. Gigabyte lists multiple revisions with different specs.

Pros

  • Triple display outputs (HDMI plus two DisplayPort)
  • One PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot
  • Wi-Fi 6E and 2.5GbE
  • Q-Flash Plus BIOS button

Cons

  • No USB-C on the rear I/O
  • Only two M.2 slots
  • Wi-Fi 6E rather than Wi-Fi 7
  • Three x1 slots only

Best for

  • Budget Core Ultra builds
  • Office PCs needing multi-monitor outputs

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Full specifications

Core

Socket
LGA1851
Chipset
B860
Form factor
Micro-ATX

Memory

Memory type
DDR5
Memory slots type
DIMM
Memory slots
4
Max memory
256 GB
Max memory speed (OC)
9,066 MT/s

Expansion

M.2 slots
2
M.2 PCIe 5.0 slots
1
M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots
1
M.2 PCIe 3.0 slots
0
Supports M.2 22110
No
SATA ports
4
PCIe x16 slots
1
Primary PCIe slot version
5.0
PCIe x4 slots
0
PCIe x1 slots
3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
5.3
Ethernet speed
2.5 GbE
Ethernet ports
1

Ports & I/O

USB4 / Thunderbolt ports
0
Rear USB-C ports
0
Rear USB-A ports
6
Front USB-C header
Yes
USB 3 headers
1
USB 2 headers
2
HDMI outputs (iGPU)
1
DisplayPort outputs (iGPU)
2

Cooling

Fan headers
4
ARGB headers (5V)
3
RGB headers (12V)
1

Power

CPU power
1x 8-pin

Fit

Back-connect (BTF / Project Zero)
No

Features

BIOS flashback
Yes
BIOS note
Gigabyte lists several revisions (rev. 1.x, 2.0 and 2.2) with differing specs; this entry follows the rev. 2.2 page.

Physical

Color
Black

Compatibility notes

  • Check the PCB revision printed on the board: Gigabyte lists rev. 1.x, 2.0 and 2.2 with differing details.
  • Bluetooth is 5.3 with the Intel AX211 module on the pages read.

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Common questions

Does it have Wi-Fi 7?

No. It has Wi-Fi 6E (Intel AX211) with Bluetooth 5.3, as listed on the rev. 2.2 page.

How many M.2 drives can it hold?

Two: one PCIe 5.0 x4 slot attached to the CPU and one PCIe 4.0 x4 slot from the chipset.

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