GIGABYTE B560M H DDR4 Intel Motherboard

The GIGABYTE B560M H is a Micro ATX motherboard designed for Intel 10th and 11th Generation Core, Pentium, and Celeron processors using the LGA 1200 socket. Built around the Intel B560 chipset, it is a compact and feature-rich platform well suited to home, office, and entry-level gaming builds where space efficiency is important. Memory configuration uses two DDR4 DIMM slots (288-pin) supporting dual-channel operation with a maximum capacity of 64 GB. With 11th Gen Intel Core i9/i7/i5 processors installed, memory speeds up to DDR4 3200 are supported natively, while XMP profiles can push speeds to 4600 MHz and beyond when using XMP-capable modules. For 10th Gen Core i9/i7, supported speeds reach DDR4 2933, and for 10th Gen Core i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron, DDR4 2666 is the top speed. Storage options are generous for a Micro ATX board: four SATA 6 Gb/s ports accommodate traditional drives, and two M.2 connectors expand NVMe capability. The CPU-side M.2 slot (M2P_CPU) supports PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 NVMe SSDs in 2260 and 2280 form factors—PCIe 4.0 speed is available with 11th Gen processors only. The chipset-side M.2 slot (M2A_SB) supports both SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSDs in the same form factors. The board is also Intel Optane Memory ready via the M2P_CPU connector when paired with an 11th Gen processor. Expansion is handled by one PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (CPU-dependent) for a discrete graphics card and one PCIe 3.0 x1 slot for additional peripherals. Display output on the rear panel includes one D-Sub and one HDMI port, both relying on a CPU with integrated graphics. Connectivity on the rear I/O panel includes four USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A) ports, two USB 2.0/1.1 ports, one RJ-45 Gigabit LAN port (Realtek 8118 chip), one PS/2 mouse port, one PS/2 keyboard port, and three audio jacks. Onboard audio is delivered through a Realtek Audio CODEC configured for 7.1-channel output, supported by high-end audio capacitors and a PCB-level audio noise guard that isolates analog components from digital interference. The board supports Gigabyte's RGB Fusion 2.0 system, with one addressable LED strip header and one RGB LED strip header onboard. Fan management is handled through Smart Fan 6, which supports both PWM and DC fans and pumps across one CPU fan header and one system fan header, with per-header curve control based on multiple temperature sensors. A Q-Flash Plus button on the rear panel allows BIOS updates without installing a CPU or memory. The BIOS itself is a licensed AMI UEFI implementation stored on a 256 Mbit flash chip, compliant with PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, and ACPI 5.0. Software utilities include EasyTune, @BIOS, Fast Boot, Game Boost, RGB Fusion, Smart Backup, System Information Viewer, and APP Center. Verified Specifications: - Form Factor: Micro ATX (9.6" x 8.9") - Socket: LGA 1200 - Chipset: Intel B560 - CPU Support: Intel 10th/11th Gen Core, Pentium, Celeron (LGA 1200) - Memory: 2x DDR4 DIMM, Dual Channel, up to 64 GB, DDR4 2133–3200 (native), XMP up to 4600+ - M.2: 1x PCIe 4.0 x4 (CPU), 1x PCIe 3.0 x4/SATA (Chipset); both 2260/2280 - SATA: 4x SATA 6 Gb/s - PCIe: 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (CPU-dependent), 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 - Rear USB: 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 2x USB 2.0 - LAN: Realtek 8118, 10/100/1000 Mbps - Audio: Realtek CODEC, 7.1 channels, 3x rear audio jacks - Display: 1x D-Sub, 1x HDMI (integrated graphics required) - LED: RGB Fusion 2.0, 1x ARGB header, 1x RGB header - Power: 24-pin ATX + 8-pin ATX 12V - OS: Windows 10 64-bit