MSI B460I Gaming Edge WiFi, Intel B460 Motherboard - Socket 1200 [7C86-002R]

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 MSI B460I Gaming Edge WiFi at a glance:
- Mini-ITX mainboard for Intel Core CPUs of the 10th generation
- 1x PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16) for the graphics card
- 2x M.2 (1x PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA & 1x PCIe 3.0 x4) / 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
- Two RGB-LED headers (1x 4-pin / 1x 3-pin)

The MSI B460I Gaming Edge WiFi in detail
The MSI B460I Gaming Edge WiFi is a mini-ITX mainboard and has a PCIe x16 slot that is connected to the processor with a full 16 lanes. This can be used for a high-performance gaming graphics card. When using the internal graphics unit of the processor, a capture card can also be used, for example. As usual for the compact format, there are no further expansion slots.

The two M.2 slots are connected via 4 PCIe 3.0 lanes, support the NVMe protocol and, in combination with the corresponding M.2 SSDs, enable 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 RAM with a clock rate of up to 2,933 MHz can be accommodated in two DDR4 DIMM slots.
External and internal connections
On the I / O panel, the MSI B460I Gaming Edge WiFi provides four USB 3.0 ports, one Type C and three Type A. Additional peripheral devices can be connected via two USB 2.0 sockets. In addition, there is a DisplayPort and an HDMI connection for displaying images via the processor's integrated graphics unit on the I / O panel. For the output of the onboard sound (Realtek ALC1200) the mainboard has five 3.5 mm jack sockets and an optical S / PDIF output.

The MSI B460I Gaming Edge WiFi offers fast 2.5 Gigabit LAN (Realtek RTL8125B) as well as a WLAN / BT module (Intel AX200) with 802.11ax and Bluetooth 5.1. The internal connections include a 3-pin and a 4-pin RGB header, a TPM header, three fan connections and a USB 2.0 and a USB 3.0 header.

Technical details:
- Format: Mini-ITX (170 x 170 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)
Internal connections:
- 4x SATA 6G
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA 6G, 2280)
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4, 2280)
- 2x USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen1, one header)
- 2x USB 2.0 (one header)
- 1x TPM header
- 1x chassis instrusion header
- 1x COM port header
- 1x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1x front panel audio connector
- 1x front panel header
- Fan header:
- 1x CPU fan (4-pin)
- 1x AiO (4-pin)
- 1x chassis fan (4-pin)
RGB header:
- 1x 3-pin RGB header (5VDG)
- 1x 4-pin RGB header (12VGRB)
- External connections:
- 1x USB 3.0 Type C (USB 3.2 Gen 1, max. 5 Gbit / s)
- 3x USB 3.0 type A (USB 3.2 Gen 1, max. 5 Gbit / s)
- 2x USB 2.0
- 1x RJ45 (Realtek RTL81215B, max.2.5 GB / s)
- 2x WLAN antenna (Intel AX200, 802.11ax / BT 5.1)
- 1x DisplayPort
- 1x HDMI
- 5x 3.5 mm jack (Realtek ALC1200 Audio Codec)
- 1x S / PDIF (optical)
- Power supply:
- 1x 24-pin ATX
- 1x 8-pin ATX 12V
Scope of delivery:
- 1x mainboard
- 2x SATA cables
- 1x Rainbow RGB LED extension cable
- 1x housing sticker 1x I / O shield
- Quick Installation Guide
- Manual