The AMD Athlon X2 5200+ was a desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in August 2010, at an MSRP of $57. It is part of the Athlon II X2 lineup, using the Regor architecture with Socket AM3. Athlon X2 5200+ has 512 KB of L2 cache per core and operates at 2.3 GHz. AMD is making the Athlon X2 5200+ on a 45 nm production node 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 5200+, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 65 W, the Athlon X2 5200+ consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. AMD's processor supports DDR2 and DDR3 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 computer, Athlon X2 5200+ 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 5200+, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.