The AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ was a desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in April 2008. It is part of the Athlon 64 X2 lineup, using the Brisbane architecture with Socket AM2. Athlon 64 X2 5800+ has 512 KB of L2 cache and operates at 3 GHz. AMD is making the Athlon 64 X2 5800+ on a 65 nm production node using 154 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Athlon 64 X2 5800+, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 89 W, the Athlon 64 X2 5800+ consumes a good deal of power, so decent cooling is needed. For communication with other components in the machine, Athlon 64 X2 5800+ uses a PCI-Express Gen 2 connection. Although the processor doesn't come with integrated graphics, certain motherboards with compatible chipsets can provide this capability.
The SSE4 instruction set is not supported, which can cause problems with modern games, as they require that capability. Hardware virtualization is available on the Athlon 64 X2 5800+, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.