6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from B560 chipset) 3x M.2 slots (Key M) M2_1 slot (from CPU) Available only on 11th Gen Intel® CPU Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices M2_2 slot (from B560 chipset) Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 Supports SATA up to 6Gb/s Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices M2_3 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_2 slot. *PCI_E2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SSD in the M2_3 slot. *Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website. |