On April 3, 2024, ASRock Inc., a global leader in motherboards, graphics cards, mini PCs, and gaming monitors, announced the launch of the new Z790I Lightning WiFi and B760I Lightning WiFi mini-ITX motherboards. These boards feature a robust 14+1+1 power phase design and optimized memory circuitry, fully harnessing the powerful performance of Intel® Core™ 14th Gen K-series processors. They lead in supporting DDR5 8600+ MHz overclocked memory, providing a new choice of mini-ITX motherboards for esports gamers and mini PC enthusiasts seeking ultimate overclocking performance. The Z790I Lightning WiFi, paired with the Intel® Core™ i9-14900KS, has set 4 world overclocking records, while the B760I Lightning WiFi motherboard was honored with the Best Motherboard award by Tom’s Hardware at CES 2024, highlighting its outstanding hardware design and overclocking potential.
The Z790I Lightning WiFi and B760I Lightning WiFi both feature a top-of-the-line 14+1+1 phase 110A SPS power delivery, significantly outperforming similar ITX competitors. ASRock has tailored a hybrid cooling design for them, including large aluminum extrusion heatsinks, heat pipes, MOS fans, and more. This robust cooling performance will provide excellent support for overclocking operations, allowing the Intel® Core™ i9-14900KS and i9-14900K processors to unleash their powerful performance to the fullest.
The Z790I Lightning WiFi fully unleashes the powerful performance of the Intel® Core™ i9-14900KS, achieving an impressive multi-core score of 43,064 points in Cinebench R23.
The Z790I Lightning WiFi leads the pack with support for DDR5-8600 overclocked memory, delivering superior memory performance.
Both the Z790I Lightning WiFi and B760I Lightning WiFi motherboards feature 8-layer, 2-ounce copper PCBs with low-loss server-grade design, boasting optimized DDR5 memory circuitry to pioneer support for ultra-high frequencies exceeding 8600MHz, offering exceptional overclocking memory support.
Both models come equipped with one PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, two Hyper M.2 slots, built-in Phantom Gaming 2.5GbE LAN, 802.11axe Wi-Fi 6E wireless networking, as well as USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps Type-A/Type-C ports, providing ample high-speed connectivity options.
The B760I Lightning WiFi clinched the prestigious Best Motherboard award from Tom’s Hardware at CES 2024 Consumer Electronics Show. Its robust power delivery specifications and optimized memory circuitry design unleash overclocking potential to the fullest. Renowned overclocker Splave, in conjunction with the Z790I Lightning WiFi and Intel® Core™ i9-14900KS, achieved LN2 extreme overclocking, securing 4 HWBOT World Records, 8 Global 1st Place overclocking records, and multiple i9-14900KS 1st Place titles. This success elevates the overclocking performance of Mini-ITX motherboards to unprecedented heights.
Here are the overclocking records achieved by the Z790I Lightning WiFi on HWBOT:
World Record
Global 1st Place
i9-14900KS 1st Place
