The AMD Athlon X2 5000+ was a desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in October 2009. It is part of the Athlon II X2 lineup, using the Regor architecture with Socket AM2+. Athlon X2 5000+ has 512 KB of L2 cache per core and operates at 2.2 GHz. AMD is building the Athlon X2 5000+ on a 45 nm production process using 410 million transistors. The silicon die of the chip is not fabricated at AMD, but at the foundry of GlobalFoundries. The multiplier is locked on Athlon X2 5000+, which limits its overclocking capabilities.
With a TDP of 65 W, the Athlon X2 5000+ consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. AMD's processor supports DDR2 memory with a dual-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 1066 MT/s, but with overclocking (and the right memory modules) you can go even higher. For communication with other components in the system, Athlon X2 5000+ 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. Inside the box you will not only find the processor, but also a Yes cooler.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Athlon X2 5000+, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.