About two months behind the flagship Intel Z690 released in November last year. Three new chipsets for the 12th generation Intel Core processor have debuted. This time, we will take up “MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI DDR4” by Micro-Star Int’l Co., Ltd. (MSI / Headquarters: Taiwan) , which adopts the Intel B660 in the middle . While in the middle range, we will thoroughly verify the attention model with abundant functions comparable to the high end.
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MSI MAG B660M Mortar WiFi DDR4 is a low-cost mATX motherboard based on the Intel B660 chipset, focused on building a mid-sized system, but without the special restrictions, as would be the case with a mini-ITX board. The heroine of this material offers us the possibility of assembling a gaming or working system from high-performance components, but taking into account the limitation in the form of the lack of overclocking of the processor (there are practically no limitations in memory) and a somewhat smaller (relative to ATX solutions) set of slots and interfaces.
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The difference is the upgrade of PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory, and today’s review is the MPG Z690 Edge Ti WIFI DDR4 motherboard from MSI. The product line is positioned at high-end performance. From the name, it can be seen that it supports WIFI and DDR4 memory, but there is no choice. DDR5 memory is not necessarily a bad thing, at least in terms of price, and now DDR4 may be a better choice for non-flagship motherboards. As for other configurations, let’s take a look.
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Here we are at the end of the test of this MSI MAG B660M Mortar Wifi. Our first impressions are excellent and this B660 chipset is perfect for those who want to get started with an Alder Lake processor based setup combined with DDR5. We might also invite you to turn to the MSI MAG B660M Mortar Wifi DDR4 version if your budget is tight. The association with the i5-12400 is perfect and in terms of performance, this new B660 chipset has nothing to envy its big brother the Z690.
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This motherboard is intended for use with 12th generation Intel Alder Lake-S processors. Indeed, we are here on a new LGA 1700 socket and only this generation is compatible. Thus, we can for example place an i9-12900K , i7-12700K or even the i5-12600K to quote the references with unlocked coefficient, but this motherboard will be more suitable for non-K CPUs like the i5-12400or why not the i9-12900. Although the B660 chipset does not allow CPU overclocking, memory OC is still possible. As for several generations in the mainstream sector, this motherboard is able to manage 128 GB of memory at most, but this is done here in DDR5.
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Well, with the latest Intel B660 series motherboards launched today with Intel 12th Gen Non K CPUs, coming in the name MSI MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI , the latest version that supports CPU. Intel 12th Gen in the newest Alder Lake code. This is a mid-range motherboard based on the Intel B660 chipset that is very affordable but packs in quality and performance with a beautiful design that is the hallmark of the MAG MOTAR gaming series. Which today I tested with the CPU in the Non K model that was just released today in the Intel Core i5 12400 model.Let everyone see.
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Starting with the motherboards, as usual MSI’s been on their game by quickly sending over the MAG B660M Mortar WiFi DDR4 and as it stands this is the only B660 board we have for testing, so we’re happy to have it. The rest of Intel‘s partners seem to have gotten into the holiday spirit, forgetting that this launch is happening. But no matter, the B660M Mortar WiFi DDR4 is a great starting point and is ideal for showing off the new Core i7-12700.
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The MicroATX-size B660M Mortar WIFI DDR4 includes everything most users need, just in a smaller package at a cheaper price. Features include two M.2 sockets, six SATA ports, a 20 Gbps USB Type-C port, capable power delivery, high-quality audio and more. All B660 motherboards use a PCIe 4.0 x16 slot for the graphics card. If you want PCIe 5.0 support on these MSI boards, you’ll have to move to the H670 Tomahawk WIFI DDR4.
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B660 should be a fantastic addition to motherboard lineups depending on vendor choices. For MSI, the MAG B660M Mortar is a well-made solution that sports enough connectivity between USB 2.0 and USB 3.2 for most consumers to be happy. I do like that 2.5Gbe has stayed on as a platform feature with B660 and enjoy that MSI has added Wi-Fi even if it’s the older Wi-Fi 6 standard and not 6e.
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MSI equips the B660M Mortar with two PCIe x16 (one Gen 4 the other Gen 3) slots and a single PCIe Gen 4 x1 slot. There are two M.2 slots, both of which have a thermal heat sink finished in the same brushed silver as the rest of the motherboard. The PCH heatsink is coated in the silver palette and embossed with the ‘Mortar’ trademark. Additionally, the board features six SATA III ports. The rear panel connectors include three USB 3.2 Gen 2 Sort-A ports, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port, four USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, HDMI, Display-Port, a 2.5G Ethernet port, two WiFi6E antennae, and a seven-channel audio jack array.
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