PRO B660M-B DDR4 w/ DDR4-4600(OC), 7.1 Audio, M.2 PCIe 4, 2.5G LAN
Product Info
MSI's PRO B660M-B DDR4 Motherboard
PRO Series
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.
- Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors for LGA 1700 socket
- Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 4600+(OC) MHz
- Core Boost : With premium layout and digital power design to support more cores and provide better performance
- Memory Boost: Advanced technology to deliver pure data signals for the best performance, stability and compatibility
- Lightning Fast Experience: PCIe 4.0, Lightning Gen4 x4 M.2 with M.2 Shield Frozr
- 2.5G LAN: Upgraded network solution for professional and multimedia use. Delivers a secure, stable and fast network connection
- Audio Boost: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality
- Steel Armor: Protecting VGA cards against bending and EMI for better performance, stability and strength.
Features
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.
Cooling
THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCE
With more cores' processors, thermal and power design is more important to make sure the temperature keeps lower. MSI extended PWM heatsink with 7W/mK thermal pad ensures even high-end processors to run in full speed with MSI motherboards.
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.
Frozr AI Cooling
Detecting CPU & GPU temperatures and automatically adjusting fan duty of system fans to a proper value by adopting MSI AI ENGINE in the correct Peformance, Silent and Manual Modes.
FULLY CONTROLLABLE IN BIOS AND SOFTWARE
MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control allows you check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.
OPTIMIZED FOR WATER COOLING
Designed to support the most popular All-In-One & customized water cooling solutions on the market, a dedicated water pump PIN header gives you full control of the water pump speed. A clearly marked "keep-out-zone" allows for easy and safe installation and a perfect fit.
Design
EZ M.2 Clip
Have trouble turning screws? MSI innovative EZ M.2 clip assist you install an M.2 SSD quickly and effortlessly.
EZ DEBUG LED
Ran into trouble? Onboard LEDs for key components will indicate the source of the problem so you know exactly where to look to get it up and running again.
Reliable Components
PCB Design
The PCB design has been optimized for higher bandwidth and faster transfer speeds, which is also beneficial for reliable circuit transmission.
The most important part of DIY design is expandibility. MSI Pro Motherboards feature plenty of options that Prosumers want and need; Stable LAN, Faster Storage, Faster USB transfers and expandable connectors that are ready to increase your limits.
HIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-LATENCY NETWORK
2.5Gbps LAN provides incredible data transfer speed faster than general Gigabit LAN. This is a premium solution for demanding users.
OPTIMIZE NETWORK FOR LOWER LATENCY!
MSI LAN Manager automatically classifies and prioritizes the latency-sensitive applications, giving you the best online experience with low latency.
MSI LAN MANAGER
- Allows you to change application traffic priority
- Allows you to customize bandwidth for each application
Lightning Gen 4
Fast 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.
Lightning Gen 4 PCIe
MSI lightning Gen 4 PCI-E is the latest and the fastest PCI-E data transfer solution with 64GB/s of transfer bandwidth that has doubled compared to its previous generation. PCIe 4.0 maintains both backward and forward compatibility with older and newer specifications.
Lightning Gen 4 M.2
Utilizing 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, MSI B660 PRO Motherboards feature latest Lightning Gen 4 M.2 which is the fastest onboard storage solution on the market with up to 64 Gb/s transfer speeds.
Optane: Boost Your HDD to Perform Like a SSD
PC Enthusiasts can now enjoy the performance of an SSD on their HDD by coupling it with the new Intel® Optane™ Memory device. Intel® Optane™ technology provides an unparalleled combination of high throughput, low latency, high quality of service, and high endurance.
HIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-LATENCY NETWORK
2.5Gbps LAN provides incredible data transfer speed faster than general Gigabit LAN. This is a premium solution for demanding users.
EXTEND YOUR RGB EXPERIENCE WITH EASE
Add more color if you want! Mystic Light Extension pin header provides an intuitive way to control additional RGB strips and other RGB peripherals added to a system, without needing a separate RGB controller.
Performance
Memory Boost & XMP
MSI OC LAB does not merely work hard on extreme overclocking. The XMP memory profile has great improvement on performance and efficiency for B660. Easy to enable XMP profile with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.
Core Boost
Core Boost technology combines MSI's premium layout and optimized power design which allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision. Not only supporting multi-core CPU, also creating the perfect conditions for your CPU overclocking.
Audio
Audio Boost
- Dedicated High Definition Audio Processor
Make sure you enjoy the purest sound quality in both stereo and surround sound - High Quality Audio Capacitors
A high fidelity sound experience with exceptional acoustics and realism for studio level headphones is ensured - HD Audio Connectors
Keep you sound perfect by transmit your audio with pure digital signal
Isolated Audio Signal
- Isolated Audio Design - Like a dedicated sound card, audio components and circuits have been laid on a reserved motherboard section and electrically isolated.
- Separated audio layers for clean left & right channels - Using separated layers in the PCB ensures equally pristine sound quality for both left and right audio channels.
De-Pop Protection
Audio Boost protects your ears by eliminating those annoying loud popping sounds when you plug/unplug devices or turn your PC on/off.
Bios & Software
MSI Center
MSI brand new MSI Center unifies a suite of MSI software utilities into a single centralized application. Take control of advanced motherboards features and unleash endless possibilities.
Click Bios 5
Get more from a loaded BIOS designed for ease of use. Fine-tune the motherboard for gaming performance, efficiency, or overclocking world records!
- CREATOR GENIE
Quickly overclock your CPU with a single button for more performance - XMP
Choose from a preset XMP profile and automatically overclock compatible DDR memory - M-FLASH
Conveniently flash or upgrade the BIOS in a few minutes from the CMOS Setup Utility - HARDWARE MONITOR
Get immediate access to your critical hardware information in real-time including temperature, memory capacity, clock speed, and voltage - MEMORY TRY IT
Get extreme speed out of your system memory and get more performance - SEARCH & FAVORITES
A permanent search & favorite option in the top right corner moves you through the BIOS menus quickly
RESIZABLE BAR
Resizable BAR (Re-Size BAR) is an advanced PCI Express feature that enables the CPU to access the entire GPU frame buffer at once and improve performance.
Security
System Safety
All MSI PRO series motherboards have SECURITY function in BIOS to protect every private files for no matter business or daily use.
Secure Boot
Secure boot is a security standard to make sure that a device boots using only software that is trusted. When the PC starts, the firmware checks the signature of each piece of boot software, including UEFI firmware drivers, EFI applications, and the operating system. The PC boots while the signatures are valid.
Additional Information:
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System Requirements
- Windows® 11 / 10, 64-bit
Specifications
| Make and Model | MSI PRO B660M-B DDR4 mATX Motherboard |
|---|---|
| CPU | Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors Supports processor socket LGA1700 See supported processors |
| Chipset | Intel® B660 Chipset |
| Memory | 2x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64 GB1 4600(OC) , 4400(OC) , 4266(OC) , 4200(OC) , 4000(OC) , 3800(OC) , 3733(OC) , 3600(OC) , 3466(OC) , 3400(OC) , 3333(OC) , 3200(JEDEC) , 2933(JEDEC) , 2666(JEDEC) , 2400(JEDEC) , 2133(JEDEC) MHz |
| Expansion Slots | 1x PCIe v4.0 x16 slot 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots |
| Multi-GPU Support | Supports AMD® CrossFire™ Technology |
| Onboard Graphics | Support 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1, VGA – Requires Processor Graphics |
| RAID | Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices |
| Storage | 1x M.2 Gen4 x4 64Gbps slot |
| USB | 6x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps (6 Type-A) 6x USB 2.0 |
| LAN | Realtek® RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN |
| Wireless Communication | None |
| Audio | 8-Channel (7.1) HD Audio with Audio Boost |
| Back Panel I/O | VGA Keyboard / Mouse LAN port Audio connector HDMI USB 2.0 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A |
| Internal I/O Connectors | 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 2x USB 2.0 connector (support additional 4 USB ports) 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (support additional 2 USB ports) 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector 2x 4-pin system fan connectorx 1x Front panel audio connector 2x System panel connectors 1x Serial port connector 1x TPM module connector 1x Chassis Intrusion connector 1x Clear CMOS jumper 1x Tuning Controller Connector |
| Operating System | Windows® 11, 10 64-bit |
| BIOS Features | 1x 256 Mb flash
UEFI AMI BIOS ACPI 6.4, SMBIOS 3.4 Multi-language |
| Hardware Monitor | CPU / System / Chipset Temperature Detection CPU / System / Pump Fan Speed Detection CPU / System / Pump Fan Speed Control |
| Form Factor | Micro ATX |
| Dimensions (LxW) | 9.6 in. x 8.7 in. (24.4 cm x 22.0 cm) |
| Weight | N/A |
