Gigabyte B660M Gaming X AX DDR4 ATX Gaming Motherboard

Gigabyte B660M GAMING X AX DDR4

Gigabyte B660M 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 Gaming LAN, WIFI 6 802.11ax ​, Front USB 3.2 Gen 2 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​

• WIFI 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AERO Antenna​

• 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​​

UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE:

With technology moving so fast, GIGABYTE still keep up with the latest trends and provide our customers with advanced features and latest technology. GIAGBYTE B660 Series motherboards come with upgraded power solution, latest storage standards and outstanding connectivity to enable optimize performance for gaming.

M.2 Thermal Guard:

With durability in mind, GIGABYTE provides a thermal solution for M.2 SSD devices. The M.2 Thermal Guard prevents throttling and bottlenecks from high speed M.2 SSDs as it helps to dissipate heat before it becomes an issue.

NEXT GENERATION CONNECTIVITY:

GIGABYTE B660 Series Motherboards let you experience ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speed with next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity.

High-End Audio Capacitors:

GIGABYTE motherboards use high-end audio capacitors. These high quality capacitors help deliver high resolution and high fidelity audio to provide the most realistic sound effects for gamers.

Audio Noise Guard:

GIGABYTE motherboards feature an audio noise guard that essentially separates the board’s sensitive analog audio components from potential noise pollution at the PCB level.

DEFINITIVE AESTHETICS:

GIGABYTE motherboards bundle several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard and provide customizable lighting effect with outstanding aesthetics to fit your unique personality.

ULTRA DURABLE:

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ features its product durability and high-quality manufacturing process. GIGABYTE motherboards use the best components and reinforce every slots to make each of them solid and durable.

Gigabyte B660M Gaming MotherBoard Specifications:

CPU:

LGA1700 socket: Support for 12th Generation Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors*

L3 cache varies with CPU

* Please refer to “CPU Support List” for more information.

Chipset:

Intel® B660 Express Chipset

Memory:

Support for DDR4 4400(O.C.)/ 4300(O.C.)/4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) /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

ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) Support

Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

Onboard Graphics:

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@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 4096×2304@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)

Wireless Communication module:

Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (For PCB rev. 1.0)

WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band

BLUETOOTH 5.2

Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate

Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (For PCB rev. 1.1)

WIFI a, b, g, n, ac, ax, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands

BLUETOOTH 5.2

Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
* Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

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

CPU fan header x 1

3 x system fan headers

addressable LED strip headers x 2

2 x RGB LED strip headers

2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

front panel header x 1

front panel audio header x 1

USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support x 1

USB 3.2 Gen 1 header x 1

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x S/PDIF Out header

2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors

Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only) x 1

serial port header x 1

reset button x 1

Q-Flash Plus button x 1

reset jumper x 1

Clear CMOS jumper x 1

＊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

2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

HDMI 2.1 port x 1

DisplayPort x 1

RJ-45 port x 1

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 and Q-Flash Plus

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