Processor

Supports 10th Gen Intel^® Core^™ Processors, 11th Gen Intel^® Core^™ Processors, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® Processors ¹

Processor socket LGA1200

1. Please go to intel.com for compatibility information.

See supported processors

Chipset

Intel^® B560 Chipset

Memory

• 4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB ¹
  • Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel^® CPU (by JEDEC & POR)
  • Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933/ 3200 MHz for 11th Gen Intel® CPU (by JEDEC & POR)
  • Max overclocking frequency:
    • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5066+ MHz
    • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4600+ MHz
    • 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4266+ MHz
    • 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz
• Supports Dual-Channel mode
• Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
• Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

1. Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.

Expansion Slot

• 2x PCIe x16 slots
1. Support x16/ x4
2. PCI_E1 (from CPU)
1. Support up to PCIe 4.0 for 11th Gen Intel^® CPU
2. Support up to PCIe 3.0 for 10th Gen Intel^® CPU
3. PCI_E3 (From B560 chipset)¹
1. Support up to PCIe 3.0
• 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot
  1. PCI_E2 (From B560 chipset)
1. PCI_E3 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SSD in M2_2 slot. However, if you want to use both of them simultaneously, you can set x1 for PCI_E3 and set x2 for M2_2 in BIOS.

Onboard Graphics

• 1x HDMI 2.0b with HDR port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz¹²
• 1x DisplayPort 1.4 port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz¹²
1. Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics
2. Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

Multi-GPU

• Supports 2-way AMD^® CrossFire^™ Technology

Storage

• 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from B560 chipset) ¹
• 2x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • M2_1 slot
    1. Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 for 11th Gen Intel^® CPU (From CPU)
    2. Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA 6Gb/s for 10th Gen Intel^® CPU (From B560 chipset)¹
    3. Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
  • M2_2 slot (From B560 chipset)
    1. Supports up to PCIe 3.0x4
    2. Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
    3. Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready²
  • Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

1. SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot.
2. Before using Intel^® Optane^™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

USB

Audio

Realtek^® ALC897 Codec

• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
• Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

• 1x Realtek^® RTL8125B 2.5Gbps LAN controller

Wireless LAN & Bluetooth®

Intel^® WiFi 6E AX210

• The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot
• Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz/ 6GHz* (160MHz) up to 2.4Gbps
• Supports 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax
• Supports Bluetooth^® 5.2¹/², FIPS, FISMA

1. Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz may depend on every country’s regulations and will be ready in WIN10 21H1.
2. Bluetooth 5.2 will be ready in WIN10 21H1.

Internal connectors

• 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 2x M.2 slots (M-Key)
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C port
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
• 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
• 1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector
• 2x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1x Front panel audio connector
• 2x System panel connectors
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 1x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1x TPM module connector
• 1x Tuning Controller Connector
• 1x TBT connector (Supports RTD3)

LED Feature

• 1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
• 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
• 4x EZ Debug LED

Back panel ports

Dimensions

• Micro-ATX Form Factor
• 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)

Mounting

9 mounting holes

Operating System

Support for Windows^® 10 64-bit

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