AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 5000+ 2.6 GHz Processor with 1024KB L2 Cache and 64-Watt Socket AM2 (ADO5000DSWOF)

AMD Athlon Dual-Core processors are designed for people who want to stay at the forefront of technology and for those who depend on their PCs to keep them connected, informed, and entertained. Systems based on AMD64 processors can deliver leading-edge performance for demanding productivity and entertainment software today and in the future. AMD Athlon Dual-Core processors are fully compatible with existing software, while enabling a seamless transition to 64-bit applications. Both 32- and 64-bit applications can run simultaneously and transparently on the same platform. AMD64 technology enables new, cinematic computing experiences and capabilities, in addition to increased performance. AMD64 technology allows end users to take advantage of new innovations such as real-time encryption, more life-like games, accurate speech interfaces, cinema-quality graphic effects, and easy-to-use video and audio editing. Sixteen 64-bit integer registers Sixteen 128-bit SSE/SSE2/SSE3 registers AMD Digital Media XPress provides support for SSE, SSE2, SSE3 and MMX instructions One 16-bit link up to 2000MHz Up to 8GB/s HyperTransport I/O bandwidth Up to 20.8GB/s total delivered processor-to-system bandwidth (Amazon)