Gigabytes B460M DS3H, Intel B460 motherboard - socket 1200 [B460M DS3H]

The chipset thus supports, for example, M.2 slots connected via PCIe for the particularly fast NVMe SSDs and Intel Optane. Socket 1200 mainboards with B460 chipset form a good basis for budget gaming PCs and computers for the home office.

The features of the Gigabyte B460M DS3H at a glance:

1x PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16), 2x PCIe (3.0) x1
1x M.2 (1x PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA) / 6x SATA 6G
A total of 6x USB 3.0 and 6x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
Supports max. 128 GB DDR4 RAM up to 2,933 MHz

The Gigabyte B460M DS3H in detail

The Gigabyte B460M DS3H Micro-ATX motherboard has a PCIe-x16 slot that is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes. The board also has two PCIe 3.0 x1 slots for plug-in and expansion cards.

The M.2 slot connected via four PCIe 3.0 lanes supports the NVMe protocol and, in combination with corresponding M.2 SSDs, enables a data transfer rate of just under 4 GB / s. This is about eight times faster than an SSD connected via SATA 6G! Additional drives such as SSDs, HDDs and optical drives can be connected via six SATA 3.0 ports. A maximum of 128 GB of RAM with a clock speed of up to 2,933 MHz can be accommodated in two DDR4 DIMM slots.

The Gigabyte B460M DS3H provides four USB 3.0 ports on the I / O panel. Additional peripheral devices can be connected via two USB 2.0 sockets. An HDMI, DVI-D and D-Sub connector for image display via the processor's integrated graphics unit are also located on the I / O panel. The mainboard has three 3.5 mm jack outputs for outputting the on-board sound. The internal connections include two RGB headers, one TPM header, three fan connections, two USB 2.0 and one USB 3.0 header.

Technical details:

- Format: mATX (244 x 225 mm)
- Chipset: Intel B460
- - Socket: 1200 (for Intel CPUs of the 10th core generation ("Comet Lake"))
- RAM: 4x DDR4 (max .: 2,933 MHz; max. 128 GB)
- Dual channel
 -Slots (physical):
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16)
- 2x PCIe 3.0 x1
- Internal connections:
- 6x SATA 6G
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA, 2242/2260/2280)
- 2x USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen1, one header)
- 4x USB 2.0 (two headers)
- 1x COM port header
- 1x TPM header
- 1x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1x front panel audio connector
- 1x front panel header
- Fan header:
- 1x CPU fan (4-pin)
- 2x chassis fans (4-pin)
- RGB header:
- 2x 4-pin RGB headers (12VGRB)
- External connections:
- 1x PS / 2 mouse / keyboard
- 4x USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen1, Type A)
- 2x USB 2.0
- 1x RJ45 (Realtek 8118 gigabit LAN)
- 1x HDMI 1.4
- 1x DVI-D
- 1x D-Sub
 -3x HD audio (Realtek ALC887 codec)
- Power supply:
- 1x 24-pin ATX
- 1x 8-pin ATX 12V