MSI MAG B660M Mortar Wi-Fi DDR4 Motherboard
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Features
Features of the MSI MAG B660M Mortar Wi-Fi D4 Motherboard at a glance:
- Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors for LGA 1700 socket
- Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 4800+(OC) MHz
- Premium Thermal Solution: Extended Heatsink Design and M.2 Shield Frozr are built for high performance system and non-stop works
- 2.5G LAN and Intel Wi-Fi Solution: Upgraded network solution for professional and multimedia use. Delivers a secure, stable and fast network connection
- 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™
Premium Hardware Design
With years of experience, MSI is no stranger to building high-performance motherboards. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviewed countless designs, evaluated a wide selection of high quality components, and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions.
Cooling
Extended Heatsink Design - 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 Fan Control
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.
Autodetect DC or PWM Mode with Hysteresis
MSI fan headers automatically detect fans running in DC or PWM mode for optimal tuning of fan speeds and silence. Hysteresis also makes your fans spin up fluently to make sure your system stays silent, no matter what.
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.
- Performance Mode
- Silent Mode
- Manual Mode
Pump Fan Ready - 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.
Power Solution
Structure - 12 + 1 +1 Duet Rail Power System
Unleash and sustain maximum performance with an aggressive VRM design built with digital CPU power system. Combining 8 + 8-pin power connectors and exclusive Core Boost technology, MAG series motherboard is ready to sustain heavy gaming loadings.
Core Boost
Core Boost technology combines MSI's premium layout and digital power design which allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision. This creates the perfect conditions for multi-core CPU while high-loading operation.
More for Performance
Load-Line Calibration
What you set, is what you get. LLC makes sure your CPU voltage remains 100% stable under any load. This greatly improves stability when demanding more CPU performance.
Overvoltage Protection
Prevents potential short-circuit damage to the CPU and other critical components.
Digital Power Design
A fully digital power design allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision. Creating the perfect conditions for CPU overclocking.
Double Power Connectors
Two 8-pin connectors deliver adequate power even for an overclocked multi-core CPU.
Game Boost - 1-Second Overclocking!
MSI Game Boost enables one-second overclocking, giving you the performance boost you need to get more FPS.
DIY Friendly
Pre-Installed IO Shield
Featuring the pre-installed IO shielding, makes your installation process easier and safer. The patent-pending design protect your IO ports and also prevent electrostatic discharge damage, makes your motherboard a strong gaming foundation.
Keep Out Zone
MSI motherboards circuitry ensure the case standoff keep out zones are pure and clean, preventing any component contact or damage to the motherboard.
Avoid Collision Notification
Protective paint is printed around each screw hole to prevent parts from being scratched.
EZ M.2 Clip
Have trouble turning screws? MSI innovative EZ M.2 clip assist you install an M.2 SSD quickly and effortlessly.
Protection
PCB Design
The PCB design has been optimized for higher bandwidth and faster transfer speeds, which is also beneficial for reliable circuit transmission.
- 6 PCB layers
- 2oz Thickened Copper
Steel Armor - Fortify Your System with PCI-E Steel Armor
MSI PCI Express Steel Armor slots are secured to the motherboard with extra solder points and support the weight of heavy graphics cards. When every advantage in games counts, Steel Armor shields the point of contact from electromagnetic interference.
Double ESD Protection - Ultimate Motherboard Protection
Double ESD protection doubles up the grounding layer around the mounting holes, preventing static discharge surges from damaging the motherboard.
Certification
Windows 11 Certified
With MSI you benefit from great compatibility and a worry-free user experience when using Microsoft Windows 11.
With a true dedication to performance, our R&D team has made sure everything works as intended when using the latest version of Microsoft Windows on any MSI product.
Certified for Gaming
MSI motherboards has been built and tweaked for hardcore gaming. Feedback from the world’s best esports players and rigorous testing sessions with demanding PC games has resulted in a motherboard that’s both powerful and reliable.
Enhanced Performance
High performance MSI motherboards are loaded with advanced features and the latest technology to overwhelm any challenge at hand no matter whether you’re a gamer, prosumer, or PC enthusiast.
Lightning Speed
Gen 4 PCI-E and M.2
Lightning Gen 4 M.2
Utilizing 12th Gen Intel 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.
Lightning Gen 4 PCI-E
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. Optimized by steel armor design and server grade PCB, you can enjoy next-gen devices without any compromise.
Storage Overview - Fast and Future-Ready Storage
MSI B660 motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Higher efficiency makes your work easier.
Optane: Boost Your HDD to Perform Like an 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.
Memory
Memory Boost - 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, configurations and even improve overclocking.
Enhancement - A Huge Step of DDR Performance
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.
XMP - Easy Overclocking with XMP Profile
The XMP (Extreme Memory Profiles) in MSI BIOS are tested and certified by MSI OC LAB. It is easy to enable with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.
BIOS & Software
MSI Centre
MSI brand new MSI Centre unifies a suite of MSI software utilities into a single centralized application. Take control of advanced motherboards features and unleash endless possibilities.
- Mystic Light
Create your own colourful masterpiece with ease. Splash any colour you want with just a few clicks! - True Colour
Optimized monitor’s brightness and colour in several modes for different situation, you can also customize by yourself. - User Scenario
One click for setting your computer, even customize own profile as your preference. - Hardware Monitoring
Get immediate access to your critical hardware information in real-time. - Profile Setting
Tune select motherboard settings in the OC Setting menu, where options to boost core performance and optimize system cooling are presented in an intuitive interface. - Fan Centre
Assume complete control of your fans with Fan Centre. Set up to four CPU temperature targets and the motherboard will adjust fan speeds automatically. - LAN Manager
Elevate latency-sensitive for dedicated online games and restrict the bandwidth to non-essential programs for uninterrupted online gaming. - System Diagnosis
Restore and backup your MSI storage devices in one click to provide stable system usage, you can even monitor the storage status to prevent system crash or data missing.
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!
- EZ-mode
- Advanced mode
XMP
Choose from a preset XMP profile and automatically overclock compatible DDR memory.
VMD (Volume Management Device)
Enable direct control and management of NVMe SSDs from the PCIe bus without additional hardware adaptors.
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 & Favourites
A permanent search & favourite option in the top right corner moves you through the BIOS menus quickly.
Resizable BAR (Re-Size 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.
*Function may differ due to version change. Please update the latest VBIOS/BIOS/Driver through MSI official website or consult service centre.
Find with Tile - Find Your PC Device with Tile™
Intel's Wi-Fi solution integrated with Tile's tracking technology will help you locate your PC device in no time.
Connectivity
MSI motherboards are built with a variety of connectors to satisfy gamers. Enhanced audio, advanced LAN networking capabilities, USB and Mystic Light turn any gaming experience into an immerse one.
Networking
2.5G LAN - 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.
WI-FI 6 - Surfacing with the Real MU-MIMO Technology
The WIFI 6 adopts the latest OFDMA and two-way MU-MIMO technologies and could provide up to 4X network capacity and efficiency in the high signal density environment. Comparing to the WIFI 5, which can only send the data packet to one device at a time on each channel, the WIFI 6 could combine the packet, separate to several devices and allow signals from the different devices bundled together. This new technology provides all the devices in the same network environment with same and harmonious traffic bandwidth in an efficient way.
LAN Manager - 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.
MSI LAN Manager
- Automatically prioritizes games above other applications
- Allows you to change applications' traffic priority
- Allows you to customize bandwidth for each application
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.
High Quality Audio Jacks with S/PDIF
Keep your 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.
USB
Lightning USB - Double Bandwidth with Lightning USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20G
Using USB 3.2 devices has never been faster! MAG B660 series motherboards offer a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB devices, offering never before seen USB speeds up to 20Gb/s when connecting the Rear USB Type-C.
USB Front Type-C
MSI gaming motherboards support USB Front Type-C that allows gamers to connect with the latest USB devices. Built up a system with MSI PC case to have the most convenient experience.
Mystic Light
Synchronize with Ease - Extend Your RGB Experience with Ease
Add more colour 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.
- Mystic Light Extension - JRGB, JRAINBOW
- Ambient Devices Support
Specifications
Processor | Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors Processor socket LGA1700 |
Chipset | Intel® B660 Chipset |
Memory | 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB 1 Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 3200 MHz (by JEDEC & POR) Max overclocking frequency: 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 4800+ MHz 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 3600+ MHz Supports Dual-Channel mode Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
Expansion Slot | 2x PCIe x16 slots PCI_E1 slot (From CPU) Supports PCIe 4.0 x16 PCI_E3 slot (From B660 Chipset) Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot |
Multi-GPU | Supports 2-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology |
Onboard Graphics | 1x HDMI 2.1 with HDR port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz 1x DisplayPort 1.4 port with HBR3, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz |
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 SATA8 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_2 slot. |
RAID | Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices 1 SATA_A & SATA_B do not support RAID function. |
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 |
Wireless LAN & Bluetooth® | Intel® Wi-Fi 6 The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz/ up to 2.4Gbps Supports 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax Supports Bluetooth® 5.2 |
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 |
Dimensions | Micro-ATX Form Factor 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) |