PREMIUM HARDWARE DESIGN

With years of experience, MSI is no stranger to building high-performance motherboards. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviewed countless designs, evaluated a wide selection of high quality components, and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions.

COOLING

EXTENDED HEATSINK - THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCE

With more cores' processors, thermal and power design is more important to make sure the temperature keeps lower. MSI extended PWM heatsink and enhanced circuit design ensures even high-end Intel CPU to run in full speed with MSI motherboards.

M.2 SHIELD FROZR

World’s fastest SSDs can start to lower performance when getting hot. Part of the motherboards heatsink design, M.2 SHIELD FROZR is the next generation M.2 thermal solution to avoid this by offering the best thermal protection to make sure that SSD maintains maximum performance.

FULLY CONTROLLABLE IN BIOS AND SOFTWARE

MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control allows you check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.

FROZR AI COOLING

Detecting CPU & GPU temperatures and automatically adjusting fan duty of system fans to a proper value by adopting MSI AI ENGINE.

• Performance mode
• Silent mode
• Manual mode

OPTIMIZED FOR WATER COOLING

Designed to support the most popular All-In-One & customized water cooling solutions on the market. A dedicated water pump PIN header supports up to 3 amp, giving you full control of the water pump speed. A clearly marked ‘keep-out-zone’ allows for easy and safe installation and a perfect fit.

POWER SOLUTION

STRUCTURE -5+2+1 DUET RAIL POWER SYSTEM

Unleash and sustain maximum performance with an aggressive VRM design built with digital CPU power phases. Combining exclusive Core Boost technology, MAG series motherboard is ready to sustain heavy gaming loadings.

CORE BOOST

Core Boost technology combines MSI’s premium layout and digital power design which allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision. Not only supporting multi-core CPU, also creating the perfect conditions for your CPU overclocking.

1-SECOND OVERCLOCKING!

MSI Game Boost enables one-second overclocking, giving you the performance boost you need to get more FPS.

OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION

Prevents potential short-circuit damage to the CPU and other critical components.

PROTECTION

20Z THICKENED COPPER - PCB WITH 2OZ THICKENED COPPER

An enhanced PCB design with 2oz thickened copper increases conductivity, improving heat dissipation and performance reliability especially during overclocking.

MORE RELIABLE CIRCUIT TRANSMISSION

6 PCB layers allows for higher bandwidth and faster transfer speeds. This is also beneficial for reliable circuit transmission.

FORTIFY YOUR SYSTEM WITH PCI-E STEEL ARMOR

MSI PCI Express Steel Armor slots are secured to the motherboard with extra solder points and support the weight of heavy graphics cards. When every advantage in games counts, Steel Armor shields the point of contact from electromagnetic interference.

ULTIMATE MOTHERBOARD PROTECTION

Double ESD protection doubles up the grounding layer around the mounting holes, preventing static discharge surges from damaging the motherboard.

ENHANCED PERFORMANCE

High performance MSI motherboards are loaded with advanced features and the latest technology to overwhelm any challenge at hand no matter whether you’re a gamer, prosumer, or PC enthusiast.

LIGHTNING GEN 4

GEN 4 PCI-E AND M.2 - LIGHTNING GEN 4 M.2

Utilizing 11th Gen Intel processors, MSI B560 motherboards feature latest Lightning Gen 4 M.2 which is the fastest onboard storage solution on the market with up to 64 Gb/s transfer speed.

FAST AND FUTURE-READY STORAGE

MSI MAG SERIES motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Higher efficiency makes your work easier.

MEMORY - DDR4 BOOST

EXTREME STABILITY & COMPATIBILITY TESTING

MSI conducts thorough memory testing with the most popular memory brands under extreme conditions to ensure your system runs stable no matter what. Our memory partners include brands like Corsair, Crucial, Kingston, G.Skill and many more to optimize memory modules, configurations and even improve overclocking.

A HUGE STEP OF DDR PERFORMANCE

MSI OC LAB does not merely work hard on extreme overclocking. The XMP memory profile has great improvement on performance and efficiency for B560. Easy to enable XMP profile with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.

EASY OVERCLOCKING WITH XMP PROFILE

The XMP (Extreme Memory Profiles) in MSI BIOS are tested and certified by MSI OC LAB. It is easy to enable with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.

CLICK BIOS 5

Get more from a loaded BIOS designed for ease of use. Fine-tune the motherboard for gaming performance, efficiency, or overclocking world records!

CONNECTIVITY

MSI motherboards are built with a variety of connectors to satisfy gamers. Enhanced audio, advanced LAN networking capabilities, USB and Mystic Light turn any gaming experience into an immerse one.

NETWORKING

2.5G LAN - HIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-LATENCY NETWORK

2.5Gbps LAN provides incredible data transfer speed faster than general Gigabit LAN. This is a premium solution for demanding users.

LAN MANAGER - OPTIMIZE ONLINE GAMING TRAFFIC FOR LOWER LATENCY!

MSI LAN Manager automatically classifies and prioritizes the latency-sensitive applications for online games, giving you the best online gaming experience with low latency.

• Automatically prioritizes games above other applications
• Allows you to change applications' traffic priority
• Allows you to customize bandwidth for each application

AUDIO

AUDIO BOOST - DEDICATED HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO PROCESSOR

Make sure you enjoy the purest sound quality in both stereo and surround sound.

HIGH QUALITY AUDIO JACKS

Keep your sound perfect by transmit your audio with pure digital signal.

DE-POP PROTECTION

Audio Boost protects your ears by eliminating those annoying loud popping sounds when you plug/unplug devices or turn your PC on/off.

ISOLATED AUDIO SIGNAL - ISOLATED AUDIO DESIGN

Like a dedicated sound card, audio components and circuits have been laid on a reserved motherboard section and electrically isolated.

SPECIFICATIONS
PROCESSOR	Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors Processor socket LGA1200 Please go to intel.com for compatibility information.
CHIPSET	Intel® B560 Chipset
MEMORY	4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel® CPU (by JEDEC & POR) Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933/ 3200 MHz for 11th Gen Intel® CPU (by JEDEC & POR) Max overclocking frequency: 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5066 MHz 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4600+ MHz 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4266+ MHz 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz Supports Dual-Channel mode Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
EXPANSION SLOT	1x PCIe x16 slot PCI_E1 (from CPU) Support up to PCIe 4.0 for 11th Gen Intel® CPU Support up to PCIe 3.0 for 10th Gen Intel® CPU 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots PCI_E2 & PCI_E3 (From B560 chipset)
ONBOARD GRAPHICS	1x HDMI 2.0b with HDR port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz 1x DisplayPort 1.4 port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics. Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.
STORAGE	6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from B560 chipset) 2x M.2 slots (Key M) M2_1 slot Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 for 11th Gen Intel® CPU(From CPU) Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA 6Gb/s for 10th Gen Intel® CPU (From B560 chipset) Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices M2_2 slot(from B560 chipset) Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot. Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.
USB	Intel® B560 Chipset 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A ports on the back panel 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, and 2 ports are available through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector) 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports on the back panel USB Hubs GL850G 4x USB 2.0 ports are available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors
AUDIO	Realtek® ALC897 Codec 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
LAN	1x Realtek® RTL8125B 2.5Gbps LAN controller
INTERNAL CONNECTORS	1x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 2x M.2 slots (M-Key) 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 2 USB Gen 1 ports) 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports) 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector 1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector 2x 4-pin system fan connectors 1x Front panel audio connector 2x System panel connectors 1x Chassis Intrusion connector 1x Clear CMOS jumper 1x TPM module connector 1x Serial port connector 1x Tuning Controller connector
LED FEATURE	1x 4-pin RGB LED connector 1x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connector 4x EZ Debug LED
BACK PANEL PORTS
DIMENSIONS	Micro-ATX Form Factor 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
MOUNTING	8 mounting holes
OPERATING SYSTEM	Support for Windows® 10 64-bit
Box Content	MSI® does not guarantee the risks or damages caused by changing the cover. These pictures are for reference only and may vary without notice.
Warranty	3 Years