Final Thoughts and Conclusion
- The BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA is available for US$105.
- Affordable
- Attractive aesthetics
The BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA is a good example of what Intel's B460 can be: a good-looking board with decent performance out of the box and a few nice extra features. Most of the negatives about the BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA are actually just criticisms of the limitations Intel has placed on the B460 chipset. While I think it is very important to send the message to Intel that what B460 is offering does not compete in the modern market, I do not want anyone to mistake that as a criticism of the BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA itself.
Given how locked down the B460 chipset is, the BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA did well against the Z390 and Z490 boards in my testing. While it suffers heavily in RAM intensive workloads due to Intel-imposed limitations, such as with the AIDA64 memory benchmark, it kept pace everywhere else. Power handling was very good as well, with the BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA barely exceeding 70 °C in my temperature testing. Where I feel BIOSTAR could have really made the BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA stand out is the rear I/O. USB options are sparse on all B460 motherboards, and including USB 3.2 Gen2 or at least a USB Type-C port would have given the BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA a leg up on the competition.
As for price, the BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA comes in at US$105. By no means the cheapest B460 motherboard, it is still far from the most expensive. If you are looking for a board to pair with a locked Intel 10th Gen processor, the BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA is worth a look.