Colorful CVN B460M Gaming Pro V20 Motherboard Review

For the first time, I have a chance to review a motherboard from Colorful. This brand has been on the market for a long time, but is focused mostly on the Asian market. Lately, we’re starting to see more and more Colorful products available worldwide, so now I think it’s about time to present some more interesting products to our readers.

Today we will focus on the CVN B460M Gaming Pro V20, so a motherboard for gamers with a limited budget who are still looking for gaming features and exceptional design.

Let’s begin with specifications and features, while on the next pages, I will tell you some more about the performance.

About Colorful

Established in 1995, Colorful is a brand with a 20+ year history. It is a comprehensive company that holds the largest share in the Chinese graphics card market, integrating independent development, production, and sales. Also, it is a strategic partner of NVIDIA, AMD, and INTEL in China.

From 1999 to 2003, we reached the goal of taking the largest share in the Chinese video card market, becoming NVIDIA’s largest partner in China and constructing a complete channel sales system.

From 2004 to 2008, we expanded our DIY product lines, including mainboards and electromechanics, in addition to graphics cards, built a mature R&D system, and achieved the goal of independent sales, research, and development.

From 2008 to 2016, we held the shares of Chaintech (stock code: TW2425), became a shareholder of the largest machine e-commerce platforms of KOTIN and IPASON in China, and achieved the goal of corporate capital operation.

Since 2016, we shifted from computer parts to completed systems and solutions, and developed the corporate vision combining hardware + content. We also entered the field of content, including games.

By now, Colorful covers product line of motherboards, graphics cards, all-in-one PC, memory & SSD, industrial server, computer case, power supply, Hi-Fi player, industrial integration solution and services with over 24 years of experience delivering quality products garnering a brilliant reputation amongst its customers.

The COLORFUL Intel B460 Series motherboards feature the latest technologies including support for 32GB memory modules for up to 128GB memory supported, ultra-fast M.2 PCIe with Intel Optane Memory support. The motherboards are also equipped with high-performance multi-channel High Definition Audio, Gigabit LAN, and stunning RGB lighting powered by iGame Dynamik Light. The motherboards also offer a fully functional BIOS with Simple Mode that’s suitable for novices and Advanced Mode for tweaking and overclocking.

Key features of the Colorful CVN B460M Gaming Pro V20:

Supports 10th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors (Comet Lake-S series, Socket 1200)
Supports Dual Channel DDR4 2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2666/2400/2133MHZ memory
6*SATA3.0 ports
1*WiFi/BT module slot
2*M.2 slot
*silk-screen”M2-KEYM2″: Support PCI-E X4 NVME SSD and Intel Optane technology
*silk-screen”M2-KEYM1″: support PCI-E X4 NVME and SATA SSD
1000M LAN
Realtek ALC892 8-ch audio chipset
DVI+HDMI ports
6*USB2.0 & 4*USB3.2 Gen1 ports(5*TYPE-A+1*TYPE-C,include headers)
Audio isolated LED light
2*4PIN 12V RGB + 2*3PIN 5V RGB headers
Support S3, S4, S5 wake-up
Support phone call startup, timing boot, network S5 wake-up