MSI B460M-A PAro, Intel B460 motherboard - socket 1200 [7C88-002R]

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 MSI B460M-A Pro at a glance:

1x PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16), 2x PCIe (3.0) x1
1x M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 / 6x 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 MSI B460M-A Pro in detail

The MSI B460M-A Pro Micro-ATX mainboard 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 64 GB of RAM with a clock rate of up to 2,933 MHz can be accommodated in two DDR4 DIMM slots.

The MSI B460M-A Pro provides four USB 3.0 ports on the I / O panel. Additional peripheral devices can be connected via two USB 2.0 sockets. A DVI-D and HDMI connection 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 a TPM header, two fan connections, two USB 2.0 and one USB 3.0 header.

Technical details:

- Format: mATX (236 x 192 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)
- 2x PCIe 3.0 x1
- Internal connections:
- 6x SATA 6G
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/2260/2280)
- 2x USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen1, one header)
- 4x USB 2.0 (two headers)
- 1x TPM header
 -1x chassis intrusion header
- 1x COM port header
- 1x Clear CMOS jumper
- 4x EZ-Debug-LED
- 1x front panel audio connector
- 1x front panel header
- Fan header:
- 1x CPU fan (4-pin)
- 1x chassis fan (4-pin)
- RGB header:
- no
- External connections:
- 1x PS / 2 mouse / keyboard
- 4x USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen1, Type A)
- - 2x USB 2.0
- 1x RJ45 (Realtek 8111H 1 Gigabit LAN)
- 1x DVI-D
- 1x HDMI 1.4
- 3x HD audio (Realtek ALC892 codec)
Power supply:
=- 1x 24-pin ATX
- 1x 8-pin ATX 12V
- Accessories included:
- 2x SATA cables
- 1x I / O shield
- Quick Installation Guide
- Manual
- Driver DVD