Gigabyte B560M Aorus Pro Motherboard

Gigabyte B560M Aorus Pro Motherboard:

The Gigabyte B560M Aorus Pro Motherboard (rev. 1.x) is a Micro ATX form factor motherboard designed for enthusiasts and gamers, supporting Intel® 11th and 10th Gen Core™ series processors with an LGA 1200 socket. Built on the Intel® B560 chipset, it offers a premium experience with advanced power delivery, cooling, and connectivity features.

Key Features for High-Performance Builds:

This motherboard boasts a Direct 12+1 Phases Digital Power Design with 50A DrMOS, ensuring incredibly precise and stable power delivery to the CPU, which is essential for maximizing performance, especially with 11th Gen Intel® CPUs. It features a Fully Covered Thermal Design with High Coverage MOSFET Heatsinks and M.2 Thermal Guards, providing excellent cooling for critical components and preventing thermal throttling of high-speed PCIe 4.0 SSDs.

For RAM, it includes four DDR4 DIMM sockets, supporting up to 128GB of dual-channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4 RAM. It offers extensive RAM overclocking capabilities, with support for speeds up to 5333MHz (O.C.) for 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9/i7/i5 processors, and features Shielded Memory Routing for better RAM overclocking stability.

Storage options are abundant with Dual Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0*/3.0 x4 M.2 connectors, both equipped with Thermal Guards for optimal performance. One M.2 slot supports PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSDs (with 11th Gen CPUs), while the other supports SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSDs. It also provides six SATA 6Gb/s connectors and is Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready.

Connectivity is a strong suit, featuring Intel® 2.5GbE LAN with cFosSpeed for blazing-fast wired network speeds, offering at least 2 times faster transfer speeds compared to standard 1GbE. The “AX” variant (B560M Aorus Pro AX) also includes Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5, providing gigabit wireless performance and Bluetooth 5.1. It also includes a SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen2x2 TYPE-C® port on the rear I/O, delivering up to 20Gb/s transfer speeds.

The motherboard integrates AMP-UP Audio with High Quality Audio Capacitors and an Audio Noise Guard, ensuring high-fidelity audio output for an immersive gaming and multimedia experience.

For personalization, RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design allows for extensive customization of onboard lighting and external LED strips. Cooling is managed by Smart Fan 6, offering multiple temperature sensors and hybrid fan headers with FAN STOP for precise and efficient thermal control.

Installation is made easier with a Pre-installed IO Shield, and BIOS updates are simplified with Q-Flash Plus, allowing updates without needing a CPU, RAM, or graphics card.

For more details, you can refer to the official Gigabyte B560M Aorus Pro product page.

Specifications:

• CPU Socket: LGA 1200 (Supports Intel® 11th and 10th Gen Core™ series processors)
• Chipset: Intel® B560 Express Chipset
• RAM Slots: 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets
• Max. System RAM: Up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity)
• RAM Support: Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, up to 5333(O.C.) MHz (for 11th Gen i9/i7/i5)
• Onboard Graphics: Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support (1 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI)
• Audio: Realtek® Audio CODEC (ALC4080 on some models), High Definition Audio, 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• LAN: Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)
• Wireless Communication: Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.1) (For “AX” models)
• Expansion Slots:
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIe 4.0 for 11th Gen CPUs)
  • 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIe 3.0)
  • 1 x PCI Express x1 slot (PCIe 3.0)
• Storage Interface:
  • 1 x M.2 connector (M2P_CPU, Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support, for 11th Gen CPUs only)
  • 1 x M.2 connector (M2A_SB, Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support)
  • (Some models may have a third M.2 slot: M2B_SB, PCIe 3.0 x4/x2)
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• USB Ports:
  • 1 x USB Type-C® port (rear panel, with USB 3.2 Gen2x2 support)
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A port (red, rear panel)
  • Multiple USB 3.2 Gen1 and USB 2.0/1.1 ports (rear panel and internal headers)
  • 1 x USB Type-C® header (internal, with USB 3.2 Gen1 support)
• Form Factor: Micro ATX (24.4cm x 24.4cm)
• BIOS: 1 x 256 Mbit flash, AMI UEFI BIOS
• Part Number/SKU: B560M AORUS PRO (rev. 1.x) or B560M AORUS PRO AX (rev. 1.x)
• UPC: NA (Please check with local retailers for specific UPCs)