The Z490 series motherboard are available for pre-order right now and the Intel 10th generation of CPUs are around the corner as well. But What if you do not want to spend all that money on a premium chipset and motherboard? Then you have the B460 and H410 motherboards. Here we have the MSI MAG B460M MORTAR, MSI MAG B460M MORTAR WiFi and the entry-level H410M Pro motherboards.
MSI MAG B460M MORTAR And H410M Pro Motherboards
First we have the MSI MAG B460M MORTAR. This is supposed to be a mid-range motherboard which is ideal for a locked i7 or even an i5 CPU. The motherboard comes in black with silver accents and has plenty of armor. It features an integrated I/O shield for easy installation. You can check out images of the motherboard below:
The specifications of the motherboard are as follows:
| SOCKET | 1200 |
| CPU (MAX SUPPORT) | i9 |
| CHIPSET | Intel® B460 Chipset |
| DDR4 MEMORY | 4800(OC)/ 4600(OC)/ 4533(OC)/ 4400(OC)/ 4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/ 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2933(JEDEC)/ 2666(JEDEC)/ 2400(JEDEC)/ 2133(JEDEC) MHz |
| MEMORY CHANNEL | Dual |
| DIMM SLOTS | 4 |
| MAX MEMORY (GB) | 128 |
| PCI-E X16 | 2 |
| PCI-E GEN | |
| PCI-E X1 | 2 |
| SATAIII | 4 |
| M.2 SLOT | 2 |
| RAID | 0/1/5/10 |
| TPM (HEADER) | |
| LAN | 1x Realtek® 8125B 2.5G LAN |
| USB 3.2 PORTS (FRONT) | 1(Gen 2, Type C), 2(Gen 1, Type A) |
| USB 3.2 PORTS (REAR) | 1(Gen 2, Type C), 1(Gen 2, Type A), 2(Gen 1, Type A) |
| USB 2.0 PORTS (FRONT) | 4 |
| USB 2.0 PORTS (REAR) | 2 |
| SERIAL PORTS(FRONT) | |
| AUDIO PORTS (REAR) | 5+ Optical S/PDIF (Realtek® ALC1220 Codec) |
| DISPLAYPORT | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| DIRECTX | 12 |
| FORM FACTOR | Micro-ATX |
| SLI | Y |
| CROSSFIRE | Y |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Support for Windows® 10 64-bit |
Next, we have the MSI MAG B460M MORTAR WiFi. This is also supposed to be a mid-range motherboard but it comes in Silver and also has WiFi built right into it. You can check out the motherboard below:
The specifications of the motherboard are as follows:
| SOCKET | 1200 |
| CPU (MAX SUPPORT) | i9 |
| CHIPSET | Intel® B460 Chipset |
| DDR4 MEMORY | 4800(OC)/ 4600(OC)/ 4533(OC)/ 4400(OC)/ 4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/ 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2933(JEDEC)/ 2666(JEDEC)/ 2400(JEDEC)/ 2133(JEDEC) MHz |
| MEMORY CHANNEL | Dual |
| DIMM SLOTS | 4 |
| MAX MEMORY (GB) | 128 |
| PCI-E X16 | 2 |
| PCI-E GEN | |
| PCI-E X1 | 2 |
| SATAIII | 4 |
| M.2 SLOT | 2 |
| RAID | 0/1/5/10 |
| TPM (HEADER) | |
| LAN | 1x Realtek® 8125B 2.5G LAN |
| USB 3.2 PORTS (FRONT) | 1(Gen 2, Type C), 2(Gen 1, Type A) |
| USB 3.2 PORTS (REAR) | 1(Gen 2, Type C), 1(Gen 2, Type A), 2(Gen 1, Type A) |
| USB 2.0 PORTS (FRONT) | 4 |
| USB 2.0 PORTS (REAR) | 2 |
| SERIAL PORTS(FRONT) | |
| AUDIO PORTS (REAR) | 5+ Optical S/PDIF (Realtek® ALC1220 Codec) |
| DISPLAYPORT | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| DIRECTX | 12 |
| FORM FACTOR | Micro-ATX |
| SLI | Y |
| CROSSFIRE | Y |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Support for Windows® 10 64-bit |
Lastly, we have the entry-level H410M Pro motherboard from MSI. We do not have the complete specifications but it supports the 10th generation of Intel CPUs and is going to be a stripped-down version of the B460 motherboards that we have seen above. You can check out the motherboard below:
These motherboards do not seem to support PCIe Gen4 which makes sense keeping in mind that these are mid-range and budget boards and the 10th generation of Intel CPUs do not support the feature anyway.
If you are interested in more options then you can check out our list of the best Z490 motherboards that you can buy right now. Let us know what you think about these motherboards and whether or not you are interested in getting one.