Gigabyte H610M Gaming WIFI DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard

Gigabyte H610M Gaming WIFI DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard

An affordable LGA1700 board with two M.2 slots, triple display outputs and built-in Wi-Fi for budget Intel gaming and office PCs.

The Gigabyte H610M Gaming WIFI DDR4 covers the essentials for a low-cost Intel system without feeling stripped back. It supports 12th, 13th and 14th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors, takes up to 64GB of DDR4 at 3200 MT/s across two DIMMs, and its 6+1+1 hybrid digital VRM with an 8-pin CPU power connector is comfortable with a Core i5. Punch can build it into a compact system with matching memory and a suitable cooler.

Storage and expansion

Two M.2 slots are unusual on H610: the first accepts 2280 or 2260 drives at PCIe 3.0 x4 and the second at PCIe 3.0 x2, so an operating system drive and a games or data drive can both be NVMe. Four SATA 6Gb/s ports cover hard drives. The graphics slot runs at PCIe 4.0 x16 from the processor and a PCIe 3.0 x1 slot is available for a sound or network card.

Connectivity and displays

The rear panel provides two USB 3.2 Gen 1 and four USB 2.0 ports, separate PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports, two DisplayPort 1.2 and one HDMI 2.1 output for up to three displays from the processor’s integrated graphics, Realtek Gigabit Ethernet, two SMA antenna connectors and three audio jacks. The Intel Wireless-AC 9560 module supplies dual-band Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac, 160MHz) and Bluetooth 5.1. Front-panel headers add two USB 3.2 Gen 1 and four USB 2.0 ports.

Build and features

Three fan headers, two addressable RGB Gen 2 headers, a serial port header, TPM header and Gigabyte’s Q-Flash BIOS updating keep it flexible for home, office and light gaming use. High-end audio capacitors and audio noise guard tidy up the on-board sound.

Ideal for

• Budget 12th to 14th Gen Intel gaming PCs with a mid-range graphics card
• Office PCs that need three monitors from integrated graphics
• Home systems that want Wi-Fi and Bluetooth without an add-in card

Specifications

• Chipset: Intel H610 Express
• Socket: LGA1700, Intel Core 14th, 13th and 12th Gen, Pentium Gold and Celeron
• Form factor: Micro-ATX, 24.4 x 22.0 cm
• Memory: 2 x DDR4 DIMM, max 64GB (32GB per DIMM), 3200/3000/2933/2666/2400/2133 MT/s, dual channel, XMP
• Expansion slots: 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (CPU), 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 (chipset)
• M.2: M2P_SB type 2280/2260 PCIe 3.0 x4/x2; M2Q_SB type 2280/2260 PCIe 3.0 x2
• SATA: 4 x SATA 6Gb/s
• LAN: Realtek GbE (1Gbps/100Mbps/10Mbps)
• Wireless: Intel Wireless-AC 9560, Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac dual-band 160MHz, Bluetooth 5.1
• Audio: Realtek high-definition audio codec, 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Rear USB: 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 4 x USB 2.0
• Video outputs: 2 x DisplayPort 1.2 (4096 x 2304 at 60Hz), 1 x HDMI 2.1 (4096 x 2160 at 60Hz); triple display
• Other rear I/O: PS/2 keyboard port, PS/2 mouse port, 2 x SMA antenna connectors, 1 x RJ-45, 3 x audio jacks
• Internal USB: 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header (2 ports), 2 x USB 2.0 headers (4 ports)
• Fan headers: 1 x CPU, 2 x system
• Power: 1 x 24-pin ATX, 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V
• Lighting: 2 x addressable RGB Gen 2 headers
• Other: TPM header, serial port header, 128Mbit BIOS with Q-Flash