The AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 was a desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in May 2006, at an MSRP of $1031. It is part of the Athlon 64 FX lineup, using the Windsor architecture with Socket AM2. Athlon 64 FX-62 has 1 MB of L2 cache per core and operates at 2.8 GHz. AMD is making the Athlon 64 FX-62 on a 90 nm production node using 243 million transistors. You may freely adjust the unlocked multiplier on Athlon 64 FX-62, which simplifies overclocking greatly, as you can easily dial in any overclocking frequency.
With a TDP of 125 W, the Athlon 64 FX-62 consumes a lot of power, so good cooling is definitely needed. AMD's processor supports DDR2 memory with a dual-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 800 MT/s, but with overclocking (and the right memory modules) you can go even higher. For communication with other components in the system, Athlon 64 FX-62 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.
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 FX-62, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.