The AMD Athlon 64 3800+ was a desktop processor with 1 core, launched in April 2005. It is part of the Athlon 64 lineup, using the Venice architecture with Socket 939. Athlon 64 3800+ has 512 KB of L2 cache and operates at 2.4 GHz. AMD is making the Athlon 64 3800+ on a 90 nm production node using 69 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Athlon 64 3800+, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 89 W, the Athlon 64 3800+ consumes a good deal of power, so decent cooling is needed. AMD's processor supports DDR1 memory with a dual-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 400 MT/s, but with overclocking (and the right memory modules) you can go even higher. 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.