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Model	B460M-ITX/ac	B460M Pro4

Form Factor	- Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm - Solid Capacitor design	- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.0-in, 24.4 cm x 22.9 cm - Solid Capacitor design
Unique Feature	ASRock Super Alloy - Premium 60A Power Choke - 50A Dr.MOS - Sapphire Black PCB - High Density Glass Fabric PCB Intel^® 802.11ac WiFi ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports) ASRock Live Update & APP Shop	ASRock Super Alloy - Premium 50A Power Choke - Sapphire Black PCB - High Density Glass Fabric PCB ASRock Steel Slots ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC) ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports) ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
CPU	- Supports 10th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors (Socket 1200) - Digi Power design - 5 Power Phase design - Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology	- Supports 10th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors (Socket 1200) - Digi Power design - 9 Power Phase design - Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
Chipset	- Intel^® B460	- Intel^® B460
Memory	- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology - 2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR4 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) - Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB** - Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0 - 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for more information. Core™ (i9 / i7) support DDR4 up to 2933; Core™ (i5 / i3), Pentium and Celeron support DDR4 up to 2666. *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.	- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR4 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) - Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB** - Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0 - 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for more information. Core™ (i9 / i7) support DDR4 up to 2933; Core™ (i5 / i3), Pentium and Celeron support DDR4 up to 2666. *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
Slots	- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)* - 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ac PCIe WiFi module (on the rear I / O) *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks	- 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1 / PCIE3: single at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x16 (PCIE1) / x4 (PCIE3)) - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ - 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi / BT PCIe WiFi module *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Graphics	- Hardware Accelerated Codecs: AVC / H.264, HEVC / H.265 8bit, HEVC / H.265 10bit, VP8, VP9 8bit, VP9 10bit, MPEG 2, MJPEG, VC-1** - Graphics, Media & Compute: Microsoft DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, Intel^® Built In Visuals, Intel^® Quick Sync Video, Hybrid / Switchable Graphics, OpenCL 2.1 - Display & Content Security: Rec. 2020 (Wide Color Gamut), Microsoft PlayReady 3.0, Intel^® SGX Content Protection, UHD / HDR Blu-ray Disc - Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4 ports by independent display controllers - Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 30Hz - Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 60Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 1.4 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports - Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports Intel^® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. *VP9 10bit and VC-1 are for decode only. VP8 and VP9 encode are not supported by Windows OS.	- Hardware Accelerated Codecs: AVC / H.264, HEVC / H.265 8bit, HEVC / H.265 10bit, VP8, VP9 8bit, VP9 10bit, MPEG 2, MJPEG, VC-1** - Graphics, Media & Compute: Microsoft DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, Intel^® Built In Visuals, Intel^® Quick Sync Video, Hybrid / Switchable Graphics, OpenCL 2.1 - Display & Content Security: Rec. 2020 (Wide Color Gamut), Microsoft PlayReady 3.0, Intel^® SGX Content Protection, UHD / HDR Blu-ray Disc - Three graphics output options: D-Sub, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4 - Supports Triple Monitor - Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 30Hz - Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 1.4 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports - Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports Intel^® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. *VP9 10bit and VC-1 are for decode only. VP8 and VP9 encode are not supported by Windows OS.
Audio	- 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec) - Supports Surge Protection	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1200 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection - ELNA Audio Caps - PCB Isolate Shielding - Individual PCB Layers for R / L Audio Channel - Nahimic Audio
Lan	- Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Giga PHY Intel^® I219V - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE	- Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Giga PHY Intel^® I219V - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE
WiFi	- Intel^® 802.11ac WiFi Module - Supports IEEE 802.11a / b / g / n / ac - Supports Dual-Band (2.4 / 5 GHz) - Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps - Supports Bluetooth 4.2 / 3.0 + High speed class II	- n/a
USB
Rear Panel I/O	- 2 x Antenna Ports - 1 x PS / 2 Mouse / Keyboard Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 - 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone	- 1 x Antenna Bracket - 1 x PS / 2 Mouse / Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 - 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection) - 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage	- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel^® Rapid Storage Technology 17), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug* - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb / s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb / s) If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will be disabled. *PCIe RAID function is not supported Supports Intel^® Optane™ Technology Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks Supports ASRock U.2 Kit	- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel^® Rapid Storage Technology 17), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug* - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb / s) - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2260 / 2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb / s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb / s) If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will be disabled. *PCIe RAID function is not supported Supports Intel^® Optane™ Technology (M2_1) Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
RAID
Connector	- 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header - 1 x RGB LED Header* - 1 x Addressable LED Header - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)* - 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)** - 1 x Chassis / Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*** - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector - 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector - 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) Support in total up to 12V / 3A, 36W LED Strip Support in total up to 5V / 3A, 15W LED Strip The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. The Chassis Fan Connector supports the chassis fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. ***The Chassis / Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. CHA_FAN1 / WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.	- 1 x SPI TPM Header - 1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header - 2 x RGB LED Headers* - 2 x Addressable LED Headers - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)* - 1 x CPU / Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)** - 3 x Chassis / Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*** - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector - 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector - 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt™ 3 AIC R2.0 Card only) - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) Support in total up to 12V / 3A, 36W LED Strip Support in total up to 5V / 3A, 15W LED Strip The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. The CPU / Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. ***The Chassis / Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. CPU_FAN2 / WP, CHA_FAN1 / WP, CHA_FAN2 / WP and CHA_FAN3 / WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
BIOS	- 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support - ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events - SMBIOS 2.7 Support - CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, VCCIO, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment	- 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support - ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events - SMBIOS 2.7 Support - CPU Core / Cache, GT, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.05V, VCCST, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment
Support CD	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar
Software and UEFI	Software - ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) - ASRock Polychrome SYNC UEFI - ASRock EZ Mode - ASRock Full HD UEFI - ASRock My Favorites in UEFI - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock Internet Flash - ASRock Easy RAID Installer *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.	Software - ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) - ASRock Polychrome SYNC UEFI - ASRock EZ Mode - ASRock Full HD UEFI - ASRock My Favorites in UEFI - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock Internet Flash - ASRock Easy RAID Installer *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.
Hardware Monitor	- Temperature Sensing: CPU, Chassis, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Fan Tachometer: CPU, Chassis, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, Chassis, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, Chassis, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - CASE OPEN detection - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore	- Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - CASE OPEN detection - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH, VCCSA, VCCST
OS	- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit	- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit
Certifications	- FCC, CE - ErP / EuP ready (ErP / EuP ready power supply is required)	- FCC, CE - ErP / EuP ready (ErP / EuP ready power supply is required)
Accessories	- I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables - 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4 / 5 GHz Antennas - 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket	- I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables - 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets - 1 x Standoff for M.2 Socket