Gigabytes B460M Gaming HD, Intel B460 motherboard - Socket 1200 [B460M GAMING HD]

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

The features of the Gigabyte B460M GAMING HD at a glance:
1x PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16), 1x PCIe (3.0) x1
1x M.2 (1x PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA) / 4x SATA 6G
A total of 6x USB 3.0 and 6x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
Supports max. 64 GB DDR4 RAM up to 2,933 MHz

The Gigabyte B460M GAMING HD in detail
The Gigabyte B460M GAMING HD Micro-ATX motherboard has a PCIe x16 slot that is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes. The board also has a PCIe 3.0 x1 slot 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 the corresponding M.2 SSDs, enables a data transfer rate of just under 4 GB / s. That 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 four SATA 3.0 ports. A maximum of 64 GB of RAM with a clock rate of up to 2,933 MHz can be accommodated in two DDR4 DIMM slots.

The Gigabyte B460M GAMING HD has four USB 3.0 ports on the I / O panel. Additional peripheral devices can be connected via two USB 2.0 sockets. One HDMI and one D-Sub connection for displaying images via the integrated graphics unit of the processor are also located on the I / O panel. The mainboard has three 3.5 mm jack outputs for outputting the onboard sound. The internal connections include a TPM header, an RGB header, two fan connections, two USB 2.0 and one USB 3.0 header.

Technical details:
- Format: mATX (226 x 185 mm)
- Chipset: Intel B460
- Socket: 1200 (for Intel CPUs of the 10th core generation ("Comet Lake"))
- RAM: 2x DDR4 (max .: 2.933 MHz; max. 64 GB)
- Dual channel
- Slots (physical):
-1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16)
 - 1x PCIe 3.0 x1
- Internal connections:
 - 4x 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)
- 1x chassis fan (4-pin)
RGB header:
- 1x 4-pin RGB header (12VGRB)
- External connections:
- 1x PS / 2 mouse
- 1x PS / 2 keyboard
- 1x USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen1, Type C)
- 3x USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen1, Type A)
- 2x USB 2.0
- 1x RJ45 (Realtek 8118 Gigabit LAN)
- 1x HDMI
- 1x D-Sub
- 3x HD audio (Realtek ALC887 Codec)
Power supply:
- 1x 24-pin ATX
- 1x 8-pin ATX 12V