The AMD Phenom X3 8850 was a desktop processor with 3 cores, launched in October 2008. It is part of the Phenom X3 lineup, using the Toliman architecture with Socket AM2+. Phenom X3 8850 has 2 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.5 GHz. AMD is making the Phenom X3 8850 on a 65 nm production node using 450 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Phenom X3 8850, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 95 W, the Phenom X3 8850 consumes a good deal of power, so decent cooling is needed. For communication with other components in the computer, Phenom X3 8850 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 8850, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.