The MSI B460M-A Pro is a motherboard that supports 10th Generation Intel Core and Pentium Gold/Celeron processors with an LGA 1200 socket. It features the Intel B460 chipset and supports up to 64GB of DDR4 memory. The memory speed varies depending on the processor: DDR4 2933 MHz for Intel Core i7/i9 and DDR4 2666 MHz for Intel Core i5 and below. The motherboard has two DDR4 memory slots and supports dual-channel mode, non-ECC un-buffered memory, and Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP).
In terms of expansion slots, it has one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot and two PCIe 3.0 x1 slots. For onboard graphics, it provides a DVI-D port with a maximum resolution of 1920×1200 @60Hz and an HDMI 1.4 port with a maximum resolution of 4096×2160 @30Hz.
The audio is powered by the Realtek ALC892/ALC897 codec, supporting 7.1-channel high-definition audio. The motherboard also features a Realtek 8111H Gigabit LAN controller for Ethernet connectivity.
In terms of storage, the Intel B460 chipset provides six SATA 6Gb/s ports and one M.2 slot (Key M) that supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s. It is Intel Optane Memory Ready and supports Intel Smart Response Technology for Intel Core processors. Note that using the M.2 slot with an M.2 SATA SSD will disable two of the SATA ports.
The motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices.
For USB connectivity, it offers six USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (four Type-A ports on the back panel and two ports available through an internal connector) and six USB 2.0 ports (two Type-A ports on the back panel and four ports available through internal connectors).
The motherboard includes various internal connectors, such as a 24-pin ATX main power connector, an 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, SATA connectors, USB connectors, fan connectors, audio connectors, TPM module connector, serial port connector, chassis intrusion connector, and a clear CMOS jumper. It also has four EZ Debug LED indicators.
The back panel connectors include USB 2.0 Type-A ports, LAN port, PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port, DVI-D port, HDMI port, USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps Type-A ports, and audio jacks.
The form factor of the motherboard is micro-ATX. It features a UEFI AMI BIOS with multi-language support.
Warranty: 06 Months
