 This is the core i5 2300 so right now of the i5 family chips on the new LGA 1155 platform this one is the sort of value option so the i5 2300 I'm going to explain how it stacks up compared to other i5 processors such as the 2500 K as well as i7 processors such as the 2600 and the 2600 K Intel's lineup is honestly a little confusing so pay close attention for this next little bit here, okay? So this is an LGA 1155 processor that means it works on P67 H67 and Z68 Motherboards okay on H67 it has onboard graphics on P67 you can overclock Four speed bins above the max turbo speed so that should be up Oh, I'm guessing here, but I think it's about three point six gigahertz on this particular chip Please correct me if I'm wrong in the comments and guys thumbs up on that comment if I am mistaken about that one Okay, because it is not unlocked the turbo overclocking is slightly limited okay, so you have that going for it 2300 indicates the clock speed and also because it is an i5 it does not feature hyper threading or The extra two megs of cash for a total of six megs are for a total of eight megs of cash on the core i7s Okay, so let's do side-by-side comparison with the 2500 K for example which is More expensive okay to start with so the 2500 K is clocked faster 2.8 versus 3.3 gigahertz the 2500 K because it is an i5 Also has six megs of cash does not feature hyper threading Okay, and the i5 2500 K because it has a K designation is unlocked for Maximum overclocking whereas the 2300 is actually hard Limited to only that maximum overclock that Intel specifies you can achieve these both Use the oh rather sorry because of the K designation it also has slightly faster Intel HD graphics built-in versus the HD graphics 2000 that is built into the 2300 Okay, I hope that was all clear they both have turbo boost and So yeah turbo boost goes as far as you want here, and you are limited here next i7 2600 so neither of these are K processors Which means they are not overclocking unlocked so you are limited you can do a little bit of overclocking, but not to the max Because this one is an i7 Besides being clocked higher remember. It's a 2600 versus a 2300 that means clock speed higher clock speed lower clock speed it has eight megs of cash Versus six megs of cash because this is an i7 it also has hyper threading which gives you four virtual cores to go with your four real cores and That is pretty much it because these are neither of them K series processors they both have HD graphics 2000 rather than the full-fledged HD graphics 3000 now Let's get to the ruler of the roost the i7 2600 K which at the time of filming is the fastest CPU on the LGA 1155 platform and let's compare these guys So the 2600 K is clocked at the same clock speed as the 2600 non K Because that's what that number means that indicates clock speed because it's an i7 it has hyper threading as well as an 8 meg cash versus a 6 meg cash on the 2300 Because it is a K series processor it has Sorry about that guys batteries because it is a K series processor it has HD graphics 3000 versus HD graphics 2000 and it is fully unlocked for maximum overclocking versus this one being locked down significantly significantly now bear in mind that even though this i5 has limited overclocking potential Compared to any CPU that does not feature and I'll show you guys where it says on the box Intel turbo boost technology 2.0, so this one has it and versus any processor that does not have that feature It can still do more overclocking because any chip that does not feature turbo boost is completely overclocking locked regardless of which platform you are using it on and Finally another thing on the H67 chipset you can use the onboard video on here But not any overclocking features although turbo boost will work normally you can't go any further than the normal turbo on a P67 or z68 chipset you can do overclocking, but on p67 the onboard video is non functional Sorry, I know very very confusing Okay, we have a heatsink it has a copper slug it has pre-applied thermal compound And it has an 80 millimeter fan with a four pin PWM Hookup we have a little thing here that says you have a three-year warranty it has an Intel inside logo And it has installation instructions Pay careful attention to those installation instructions. They could save your life or if not your life then at least your CPU and motherboard Next we have the Intel core i5 23.0 Core i5 2300 so it looks just like every other CPU on the LGA 1155 platform and for that matter it also looks like every other CPU on the LGA 1156 platform other than the fact that these two notches right here Right there, can you see that and right there are in a slightly different location versus LGA 1156? So thank you for checking out my unboxing. I really hope it wasn't too confusing Don't forget to subscribe to Linus Tech Tips for more unboxings reviews and other computer videos