The AMD Phenom X3 8750 BE was a desktop processor with 3 cores, launched in September 2008. It is part of the Phenom X3 lineup, using the Toliman architecture with Socket AM2+. Phenom X3 8750 BE has 2 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.4 GHz. AMD is building the Phenom X3 8750 BE on a 65 nm production process using 450 million transistors. You may freely adjust the unlocked multiplier on Phenom X3 8750 BE, which simplifies overclocking greatly, as you can easily dial in any overclocking frequency. With a TDP of 95 W, the Phenom X3 8750 BE consumes a good deal of power, so decent cooling is needed. For communication with other components in the machine, Phenom X3 8750 BE 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. Hardware virtualization is available on the Phenom X3 8750 BE, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.