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welcome to my unboxing and first look at Intel's Core i3 3220 so a core i3 3220 I know Intel's part numbers can be a little bit hard to decipher but the most important thing in this part number is that three right at the beginning because that means this is a core i3 a low-end processor that is based on their third-generation Ivy Bridge architecture now in the enthusiast space for the 35 70 K in the 3770k there have been some complaints that the IGP is our brother the IPC improvements so how many how much performance per clock we're getting compared to the previous generation Sandy Bridge is offset by the lower overall clock speeds that can be achieved in overclocking however with these lower end processors based on that Intel's introducing them at equivalent price points compared to the Sandy Bridge I freeze and i5s that are being replaced putting in better integrated graphics which means faster video transcoding and well better graphics if you're actually running games off of the GPU that's built into the CPU and the fact that we're getting about a 10% clock for clock performance increase I think it's pretty much a no-brainer if you're building a low-end machine you want Intel Inside then you know don't go with the last generation 2000 series go with the new generation Ivy Bridge chips because since there was no overclocking on the previous generation I threes or the new generation i3 s you just want all the performance you can get out of it and at stock speeds and stock voltages they run extremely cool inside the box you get the CPU itself which is an LG 1155 CPU compatible with pretty much every LGA 1155 chipset out there that's modern so your z77 your b75 your HH 78 Mitch whatever it is I'm gonna okay LGA 1155 socket here slick is helpfully handing us an LGA 1155 socket motherboard which he is about to install the CPU on so I'll say saving the trouble we'll do a quick CPU installation guide make sure you line up the notches with the notches and then carefully pull down the arm no we're not doing that you'll have to do that and then you would normally gain there's bolts running through this motherboard for an aftermarket cooler but you'd normally use one of these which is also included with the sticker and the three year warranty and the box thank you for checking out this unboxing and first look don't forget to subscribe flys tech tips from boxing's reviews and other computer videos