MSI B460M A PRO Intel Motherboard

PRO series helps users work smarter by delivering an efficient and productive experience. Featuring stable functionality and high-quality assembly, PRO series motherboards provide not only optimized professional workflows but also less troubleshooting and longevity.

USER FRIENDLY DESIGN
MSI motherboards feature tons of convenient and smart design for DIY users, countless system tuning and troubleshooting tools are at your disposal to push your system to new heights and satisfy even the most demanding tweaker. Makes it so easy to install your own motherboard without any issue.

M.2 SHIELD FROZR
World’s fastest SSDs can start to lower performance when getting hot. Part of the motherboards heatsink design, M.2 SHIELD FROZR is the next generation M.2 thermal solution to avoid this by offering the best thermal protection to make sure that SSD maintains maximum performance.

CONNECTIVITY
The most important thing of DIY is expandability. MSI PRO series motherboards feature plenty possibility for prosumers’ need. Stable LAN, faster storage and USB transfer speed and other expandable connectors are ready to enlarge your flexibility.

FAST AND FUTURE-READY STORAGE
MSI PRO series motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Higher efficiency makes your work easier.

EXPERIENCE MORE
MSI PRO series motherboards are designed to satisfy any professional workflow. Elevate your listening pleasure and enjoy extreme sound quality. Moreover, with years of experience in creating performance enhancing tools that are easy to use, only the highest quality applications are at your disposal. The extensive features let you fine-tune your system to deliver reliable maximum performance.

EXTREME STABILITY & COMPATIBILITY TESTING
MSI conducts thorough memory testing with the most popular memory brands under extreme conditions to ensure your system runs stable no matter what. Our memory partners include brands like Corsair, Crucial, Kingston, G.Skill and many more to optimize memory modules and configurations.

Technical Details

Brand : MSI
Model : B460M A PRO

CPU
Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ and Pentium® Gold / Celeron® processors for LGA 1200 socket

CHIPSET
Intel® B460 chipset

MEMORY
2x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB1
Intel® Core™ i7/ i9
Supports up to DDR4 2933 MHz
Intel® Core™ i5 and below
Supports up to DDR4 2666 MHz
Supports Dual-Channel mode
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

EXPANSION SLOT
1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot
2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

ONBOARD GRAPHICS
1x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @60Hz
1x HDMI™ 1.4 port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @30Hz

AUDIORealtek® ALC892 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN
1x Realtek® 8111H Gigabit LAN controller

STORAGE
Intel® B460 Chipset
6x SATA 6Gb/s ports
1x M.2 slot (Key M)
Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices1
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready2
Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

RAID
Intel® B460 Chipset
Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices

USB
Intel® B460 Chipset
6x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector)
6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

FORM FACTOR
Miro-ATX Form Factor
9.3 in. x 7.6 in. (23.6 cm x 19.2 cm)

BIOS FEATURES
1x 128 Mb flash
UEFI AMI BIOS
Multi-language

INTERNAL CONNECTORS
1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
1x USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps ports)
1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
1x 4-pin system fan connector
1x Front panel audio connector
2x Front panel connectors
1x TPM module connector
1x Serial port connector
1x Chassis Intrusion connector
1x Clear CMOS jumper
4x EZ Debug LED

BACK PANEL CONNECTORS
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
USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps Type-A ports
Audio jacks