ASRock B460 Phantom Gaming 4 LGA 1200 Intel motherboard

Socket LGA 1200 ATX motherboard

The ASRock B460 Phantom Gaming 4 is an ATX motherboard built around the Intel B460 chipset for Socket 1200 processors. It accepts 10th Gen Intel Core CPUs and provides four DDR4 memory slots supporting speeds up to 2933 MT/s in dual-channel mode. Maximum capacity reaches 128 GB of non-ECC un-buffered memory.

Builders adding 10th Gen Core CPUs

This board suits builders pairing a 10th Gen Core i9, i7, i5 or i3 with mainstream graphics and storage. It offers two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots running at x16 or x16/x4, two x1 slots, six SATA3 ports and one Ultra M.2 socket for PCIe Gen3 x4 or SATA M.2 drives. Users needing PCIe 4.0, Wi‑Fi 6E or more than two full‑size GPU slots should look elsewhere.

Sustained load on B460 VRM and chipset

Under continuous multi‑core workloads the B460 power delivery feeds the CPU without active VRM heatsinks, so temperatures rise steadily until the firmware throttles clocks. The chipset stays cool with passive cooling, while the single M.2 slot lacks a dedicated shield, letting drive temperatures climb during long sequential writes. Expect stable operation at stock settings, but limited headroom for prolonged all‑core turbo.