B660M GAMING X DDR4

Intel B660 GAMING Motherboard with 8+1+1 Phases Hybrid Digital VRM Design*, Fully Covered Thermal Design, 2 x PCIe 4.0 M.2 with Thermal Guard, 2.5GbE LAN, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, RGB FUSION 2.0, Q-Flash Plus

• Supports 12th Gen Intel Core™ Series Processors


• Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs


• 8+1+1 Hybrid Digital VRM Design with DrMOS*


• Fully Covered Thermal Design with High Coverage VRM Heatsinks


• Fast 2.5 GbE GAMING LAN with Bandwidth Management


• Dual Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard


• USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C for Fast and Versatile Connections


• Pre-installed IO Shield for easy and quick installation


• High Quality Audio Capacitors and Audio Noise Guard


• RGB FUSION 2.0 supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips


• Smart Fan 6 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors, Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP


• Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card


• *DrMOS adopted only on Vcore/Vgt phase counts.

CPU

LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel Core™ i9 processors/Intel Core™ i7 processors/Intel Core™ i5 processors
L3 cache varies with CPU
(Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.)

Chipset

Intel B660 Express Chipset

Memory

Support for DDR4 3200/3000/2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
4 x DDR DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support:
1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz
* Support for HDMI 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3.
Support native HDMI 2.1 TMDS compatible ports.
1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
* Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version and HDCP 2.3
(Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)

Audio

Realtek Audio CODEC
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
* To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need to open the audio software and select Device advanced settings > Playback Device to change the default setting first. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring the audio software.
Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

Expansion Slots

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
(The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 4.0 standard.)
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
(The PCIEX4 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Multi-Graphics Technology

Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

Storage Interface

CPU:
1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
Chipset:
1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

Intel Optane™ Memory Ready
* System acceleration with Intel Optane™ Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connectors supported by the Chipset.

USB

Chipset:
1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
1 x USB 2.0/1.1 port on the back panel
Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x CPU fan header
3 x system fan headers
2 x addressable LED strip headers
2 x RGB LED strip headers
2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x USB Type-C header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x S/PDIF Out header
2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors
1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)
1 x serial port header
1 x reset button
1 x Q-Flash Plus button
1 x reset jumper
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
*All fan headers are subject to support AIO_Pump, Pump and high performance fan with the capability of delivering up to 2A/12V @ 24W.

Back Panel Connectors

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
5 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x HDMI 2.1 port
1 x DisplayPort
1 x RJ-45 port
3 x audio jacks

I/O Controller

iTE I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

Voltage detection
Temperature detection
Fan speed detection
Fan fail warning
Fan speed control
* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the fan you install.

BIOS

1 x 256 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

Support for APP Center
* Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
@BIOS
EasyTune
Fast Boot
Game Boost
ON/OFF Charge
RGB Fusion
Smart Backup
System Information Viewer
Support for Q-Flash Plus
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Xpress Install
Bundled Software
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
LAN bandwidth management software

Operating System

Support for Windows 11 64-bit
Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm