ASRock B460M Steel Legend Motherboard

ASRock B460M Steel Legend Motherboard

Steel Legend represents the philosophical state of rock-solid durability and irresistible aesthetics. Built around most demanding specs and features, the Steel Legend series aims at daily users and mainstream enthusiasts! Providing a strong array of materials/components to ensure a stable and reliable performance.

STEEL FOREVER

Get Endless Performance Possibilities with Steel Style

Nahimic Audio

Whether you are using headphones, a headset, external or internal speakers, via USB, Wi-Fi, analog output or even HDMI, Nahimic Audio offers you the most engaging listening experience, vibrant and rich with details.

The Sound Tracker is a visual indicator that points out the directions from which predominant sounds are coming. Each sound is properly positioned in 360° on a radar for a full immersion during the game.

Base Frequency Boost (BFB) Technology

Who ever said that only K series CPUs and the Z-family platform are capable of being performed with maximum power. Via ASRock BFB (Base Frequency Boost) Technology, users may install their non K series CPUs to ASRock’s selected 400 series motherboards and enjoy the base frequency boost with the hidden power of processors immediately.

While ASRock BFB breathes life into non K series CPUs, the boost frequency currently still depends on the cooling system applied on your rig.

Dr. MOS

Dr.MOS is the integrated power stage solution which is optimized for synchronous buck-set down voltage applications! Compared to traditional discrete MOSFETs, it intelligently delivers higher current for each phase, thus providing improved thermal result and superior performance.

Premium 60A Power Choke

Compared to traditional chokes, ASRock’s premium 60A power chokes effectively make the saturation current up to three times better, thus providing enhanced and improved Vcore voltage to the motherboard.

RULE YOUR OWN LIGHTING WAY - POLYCHROME RGB

ASRock motherboards deliver stunning performance and superior aesthetics to rule your own colorful lighting way! ASRock offers a very comprehensive control to perform the built-in RGB LEDs or the connected LED strips, CPU fans, coolers, chassis and any RGB devices smoothly. Devices can be synchronized across the Polychrome RGB Sync-certified accessories as well.

Dragon 2.5 Gb/s LAN

The intelligent 2.5Gb/s LAN platform is built for maximum networking performance for the demanding requirements of home networking, content creators, online gamers and high-quality streaming media. Boost networking performance up to 2.5X the bandwidth compared to the standard gigabit Ethernet, you’ll enjoy the faster and uncompromised connectivity experience for gaming, file transfers and backups.

Automatically detects and accelerates game traffic ahead of other network traffic for smoother, stutter-free in-game performance and the competitive edge.

A SOLID M.2-SOLUTION PERFORMER

M.2 Armors

Good M.2 SSD protection is important for longevity and stability. ASRock provides a completed M.2 armor solution that makes SSDs to run in a certain low temperature.

Dual M.2 For SSD

Two Ultra M.2 sockets that support both SATA3 6Gb/s and PCIe Gen3 x4 modes, pushing data transfer speeds up to 32Gb/s, and is compatible with ASRock’s U.2 Kit for installing some of the world’s fastest U.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 SSD.

PCI-E STEEL SLOT

The advanced PCI-E Steel Slot packed with solid cover that prevent any signal interference with graphics cards. It also ensures the heavy graphics cards to be well-installed in the PCI-E slot safely.

M.2 (KEY E) For WiFi

Besides the onboard LAN port, users may also choose 802.11ac wireless connections by M.2 (Key E) slot.

Post Status Checker

An easy troubleshooting tool that shows the CPU / DRAM / VGA / BOOT operation every time you start up the system. Post Status Checker is an fast and easy way to identify the source of the problem.

Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

Supports Intel® Optane™ memory technology and Intel® Optane™ storage technology that redefines a new standard of high performance and responsiveness.

Gold Audio Jacks

Everything will wear off in time, but gold looks better! Gold audio jack provides stable sound transmission!

Water Pump Header

This is not only a standard CPU fan header, but also supports water pumps! This header provides a maximum of 2A power for supporting the most popular water pumps. User also can adjust the voltage of water pump to get higher cooling performance with lower noise.

Full Spike Protection

Some sensitive digital components on the motherboard are vulnerable to power surges, the excessive current may cause your system to malfunction immediately. ASRock Full Spike Protection includes various technologies to prevent your motherboard’s components from being damaged by these unexpected voltage spikes.

Specifications

Unique Feature

• ASRock Super Alloy

• - Premium 60A Power Choke

• - 50A Dr.MOS

• - Combo Caps (Nichicon 12K Black Caps)

• - Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)

• - Shaped PCB Design

• - Matte Black PCB

• - High Density Glass Fabric PCB 2.5G LAN

• ASRock Steel Slot 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

• - 9 Power Phase design

• - Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology

Chipset

• - Intel® B460

Memory

• - 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

BIOS

• - 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

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

Audio

• - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1200 Audio Codec)

• - Premium Blu-ray Audio support

• - Supports Surge Protection

• - PCB Isolate Shielding

• - Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel

• - Gold Audio Jacks

• - Nahimic Audio

LAN

• - 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s

• - Dragon RTL8125BG

• - Supports Dragon 2.5G LAN Software

• - Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control

• - Visual User Friendly UI

• - Visual Network Usage Statistics

• - Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and Streaming Modes

• - User Customized Priority Control

• - Supports Wake-On-LAN

• - Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

• - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az

• - Supports PXE

Slots

• - 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

Storage

• - 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)**

Connector

• - 1 x SPI TPM Header

• - 1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header

• - 1 x RGB LED Header*

• - 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)****

• - 4 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*****

• - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)

• - 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density 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)

Rear Panel I/O

• - 1 x Antenna Bracket

• - 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port

• - 1 x HDMI Port

• - 1 x DisplayPort 1.4

• - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

• - 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

• - 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection)

• - 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection)

• - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)

• - HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

Software and UEFI

Software

• - ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)

• - ASRock Dragon 2.5G LAN Software

• - 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.

Support CD

• - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar

Accessories

• - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield

• - 2 x SATA Data Cables

• - 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

• - 1 x Standoff for M.2 Socket

Hardware Monitor

• - 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

Form Factor

• - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm

OS

• - Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit

Certifications

• - FCC, CE

• - ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)