MSI B460/Z490 Intel motherboards



First off, the MSI B460 motherboard has two variants. One for gamers and one for creators. For gamers, it includes the MAG B460 Tomahawk, B460M Mortar WiFi, B460M Mortar, B460M Bazooka. For creators, it has the B460 Pro-VDH WiFI, B460M Pro, and B460M A-Pro. It features Digitial PWM IC with 12+1+1 duet rail power system. enhanced cooling solutions with extended heatsink and M.2 Shield Frozr, USB Gen 2x2 with speeds up to 20Gbps via USB-C, 2.5G and WiFi6 connectivity, and Mystic Light support.

The MSI Z490 Intel motherboard sports a new socket with Socket 1200 with support for Intel's 10th Gen Core series Comet Lake CPUs. It has no backward compatibility. It also has Gamer and Creator models.  For gamers, it has MEG Z490 Godlike, MEG Z490 Ace, Z490 Unify, Z490i Unify, MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi, Gaming Edge WiFi, Z490M Gaming Edge WiFi, Z490 Gaming Plus, and MAG Z490 Tomahawk. For creators, it has the Z490-A Pro.


The MSI Z490 series sports Smart Power Stage in Mirrored Power Arrangement, active cooling for MEG Class Models, multi-layer PCB for thermals and overclocking, 2.5G LAN for faster data transfer, USB-C front port, and addressable RGB LED. The price and availability of these new MSI PC components are yet to be announced. We will update you as soon as we get more information.