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 and enhanced circuit design ensures even high-end Intel CPU to run in full speed with MSI motherboards.
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.
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.
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 supports up to 3 amp, giving you full control of the water pump speed. A clearly marked ‘keep-out-zone’ allows for easy and safe installation and a perfect fit.
Lightning Gen 4 M.2:
- Utilizing 12th Gen Intel Core processors, MSI B660 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 speed.
Optimize Online Gaming Traffic For Lower Latency:
- MSI LAN Manager automatically classifies and prioritizes the latency-sensitive applications for online games, giving you the best online gaming experience with low latency.
Support Intel® Core™ 14th/ 13th/ 12th Gen Processors, Intel® Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors for LGA 1700 socket
Supports DDR5 Memory, up to 6200+(OC) MHz
Premium Thermal Solution: Extended Heatsink Design and M.2 Shield Frozr are built for high performance system and non-stop works
Latest Network Solution: Onboard 2.5G LAN plus Gigabit LAN with LAN Manager deliver the best online experience without lag
Lightning M.2: Running at PCIe Gen 4 maximizes performance for NVMe based SSDs
Lightning USB 20G: Built-in USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port, offers 20Gbps transmission speed, 4X faster than USB 3.2 Gen 1
Audio Boost: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality
Multi-GPU: With Steel armor PCIe slots. Supports AMD Crossfire™
PROCESSOR
Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors 1
Processor socket LGA1700
CHIPSET
Intel® B660 Chipset
MEMORY
4x DDR5 memory slots, support up to 128GB1
Supports 1R 4800 MHz (by JEDEC & POR)
Max overclocking frequency:
1DPC 1R Max speed up to 6200+ MHz
1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6000+ MHz
2DPC 1R Max speed up to 5600+ MHz
2DPC 2R Max speed up to 5600+ MHz
Supports Intel® XMP 3.0 OC
Supports Dual Controller Dual-Channel mode
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
1x HDMI 2.1 with HDR port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz1 / 2
1x DisplayPort 1.4 port with HBR3, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz1 / 2
STORAGE
4x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA5~8, from B660 Chipset)1
2x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA_A & SATA_B, from ASMedia ASM1061)
2x M.2 slots (Key M)
M2_1 slot (From CPU)
Supports PCIe 4.0 x4
Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
M2_2 slot (From B660 Chipset)1
Supports PCIe 4.0 x4
Supports SATA 6Gb/s
Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
Supports Intel® Optane™ Memory
RAID
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices1
USB
Intel® B660 Chipset
1x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 20Gbps Type-C port on the back panel
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C port available through the internal connector
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports available through the internal connector
4x USB 2.0 ports on the back panel
USB Hub-GL3590
3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A ports on the back panel
USB Hub-GL850G
4x USB 2.0 ports available through internal connectors
AUDIO
Realtek® ALC1200 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output
LAN
1x Realtek® 8125BG 2.5Gbps LAN controller
INTERNAL CONNECTORS
1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2x M.2 slots (M-Key)
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C connector
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
2x USB 2.0 Type-A 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 TBT connector (supports RTD3)
1x Tuning Controller connector
LED FEATURE
4x EZ Debug LED
1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
BACK PANEL PORTS
USB 2.0 Port
DisplayPort 1.4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A
2.5G LAN Port
HD Audio Connectors
HDMI 2.1 Port
USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 20Gbps Type-C
Optical S/PDIF OUT
DIMENSIONS
Micro-ATX Form Factor
9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
High build quality
I bought this motherboard largely because of the Hardware Unboxed reviews praising its rock-solid VRM--which should allow the board to handle any Alder Lake CPU comfortably, more comfortably than some budget Z boards, in fact.
The MAG Mortar's features don't hurt, either--a full complement of six SATA ports, two M.2 slots with built-in heatsinks, a ton of USB ports and headers, integrated Wifi and Bluetooth, and for what it's worth, better-than-average onboard audio.
My one minor complaint is something that I thought would be a point in its favor--the pre-installed I/O shield. This actually made the motherboard harder to install, IMO, though maybe i'm just used to installing the shield separately.
Very happy with the purchase, though.. MSI makes great motherboards these days; this one is no exception.
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FEATURES
RGB Colors & 120° Ultra-Wide Lighting
Supports Intel XMP3.0 for One-Click Overclocking
Power Management ICs (PMIC) Equipped for Stable, Efficient Power Usage
Strengthened PMIC Cooling Design
On-die ECC for Stable System
High-Quality ICs Selected for Stability & Reliability
Equipped with Smart RGB IC Controller that Supports Various Lighting Effect Software
Crucial DDR5 Laptop Memory can empower your computer to transfer 50% more data than DDR4 at launch, resulting in faster load times, file transfers, downloads, refresh rates and less lag time.
F5-7200J3445G16GX2-TZ5RK
Trident Z5 RGB
DDR5-7200 CL34-45-45-115 1.40V
32GB (2x16GB)
Intel XMP
Trident Z5 RGB series DDR5 memory is designed for ultra-high performance on DDR5 platforms. Featuring a sleek and streamlined aluminum heatspreader design, available in metallic silver or matte black, the Trident Z5 RGB series DDR5 DRAM memory is the ideal choice to build a high-performance system.
F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5RK
Trident Z5 RGB
DDR5-6000 CL36-36-36-96 1.35V
32GB (2x16GB)
Intel XMP
Trident Z5 RGB series DDR5 memory is designed for ultra-high performance on DDR5 platforms. Featuring a sleek and streamlined aluminum heatspreader design, available in metallic silver or matte black, the Trident Z5 RGB series DDR5 DRAM memory is the ideal choice to build a high-performance system.
Features:
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High-Speed Memory Performance with Intel Core Platform
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HSeason
High build quality I bought this motherboard largely because of the Hardware Unboxed reviews praising its rock-solid VRM--which should allow the board to handle any Alder Lake CPU comfortably, more comfortably than some budget Z boards, in fact. The MAG Mortar's features don't hurt, either--a full complement of six SATA ports, two M.2 slots with built-in heatsinks, a ton of USB ports and headers, integrated Wifi and Bluetooth, and for what it's worth, better-than-average onboard audio. My one minor complaint is something that I thought would be a point in its favor--the pre-installed I/O shield. This actually made the motherboard harder to install, IMO, though maybe i'm just used to installing the shield separately. Very happy with the purchase, though.. MSI makes great motherboards these days; this one is no exception.