The table below should clarify any confusion between the 600 series chipsets, along with this article we posted a few weeks back. This reduction in bandwidth limits connectivity options on H610 and B660 motherboards (for things like M.2/SATA/USB). Other differences include the DMI interface connection: On B660 it’s limited to x4 DMI 4.0, where Z690 and H670 have the full x8 DMI 4.0. Again though, that depends on whether a board partner chooses to implement it–MSI does not for this board. Z690 and H670 include one or two PCIe 5.0 expansion slots, while B660 and H610 are limited to one PCIe 5.0 slot. However, not all board partners integrate that support on their boards. In the end, Intel designed the chipsets to bring many (but not all of) of the bells and whistles you’ll find on the more expensive Z690-based options to you at a lower price point.Įven though these are the budget motherboards, you still get PCIe 5.0 support from the Alder Lake processor across all 600-series chipsets. However, memory overclocking is possible across Z690, H670, and the B660 chipsets (H610 is locked down entirely). Where Z690 allows for overclocking the CPU, these chipsets/boards do not. But there are a few differences between these new chipsets and varying reasons why they are less expensive.

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