ASRock lately unveiled two new Wi-Fi 6E improve kits for AMD AM4 motherboards and Intel 600 sequence boards, as was found by momomo_us on Twitter. (opens in new tab) The improve package consists of an M.2 2230 Wi-Fi 6E module and twin Wi-Fi antennas, requiring motherboard help for devoted Wi-Fi modules. This package might be optimum for customers operating older Wi-Fi modules similar to Wi-Fi 5 or the unique Wi-Fi 6 normal.
Wi-Fi 6E is the most recent wi-fi normal to reach on shopper gadgets at this time. 6E is a giant step up in nearly each approach in comparison with older variations. With considerably improved latency and far greater networking speeds in comparison with what Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) can provide. For anybody utilizing Wi-Fi for heavy web utilization, 6E might be an enormous improve.
The 2 kits stay similar, the one vital distinction being the interface kind. The AMD package depends on the usual PCIe interface for the M.2 module, whereas the Intel variant makes use of a proprietary CNVio2 (opens in new tab) interface as an alternative. The interface was made in-house by Intel and might solely work with Intel gadgets and designed this solution to simplify and cheapen its wi-fi modules. Consequently, you can not use a CNVio2 Wi-Fi module with a non-Intel-supported platform.
The AMD package (opens in new tab) might be a much more in style choice amongst ASRock customers since there are various extra AM4 motherboards than Intel 600-series motherboards. Sadly, many of those are additionally a lot older, with many solely supporting the Wi-Fi 5 normal. The one exception is ASRocks mid-range and high-end B550 and X570/X570S motherboards.
On the flip aspect, almost all of ASRock’s LGA 1700 (600 sequence) Intel motherboards do help Wi-Fi 6E since these motherboards are very new and simply got here out with Intel’s Alder Lake CPU lineup. Sadly, solely a choose few entry-level 600 sequence boards from ASRock are operating the older Wi-Fi 5 modules, so the Intel Wi-Fi 6E improve package (opens in new tab) might be ineffective for many ASRock customers.
Pricing and availability for each of those wi-fi improve kits are unknown presently. Nevertheless, in case you are at the moment on the lookout for a Wi-Fi 6E improve, loads of different PCIe M.2 Wi-Fi modules out there available on the market will work with ASRock motherboards for each AMD and Intel platforms.
