I obtained this CPU along with one nephew and four little brothers. All these CPU's are my first socket F samples so I didn't have any hardware to test it. Because I was interested whether the CPU's would work or not I bought suitable hardware. The result? A new server with four cores!

See this CPU-z screenshot while I was running in a test environment:


Currently I'm waiting for heatsinks so I can actually use two CPU's. For the moment I have only one CPU running with an AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ heatsink/fan attached to it.

Little history
In the end of 2004 it was already known that the new AMD Opteron dual-core processors would fit in a socket with 1207 pins. Halfway 2005 this was confirmed and not much later the first pictures of socket F showed up.

The AMD Opteron 2218 you are looking at has been made in September 2005. This is almost one year before the official launch of the CPU on 15 August 2006. AMD had it's technology prepared long before it was actually used. According to some research some motherboard companies were already finished in June 2006. AMD was also willing to wait for Intel to ship the Xeon 'Woodcrest' in the end of June. In a summary: getting a CPU to the market takes some time .

CPU (chipset)	Cinebench 2003 (Multi CPU rendering)	score
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (iP35)		19.50
Opteron 2218 (nV3600)		39.09
Pentium D 830 (3 GHz) (i865PE)		48.20
Pentium D 920 (2.8 GHz) (i865PE)		56.80
Pentium 4 Extreme Ed. 3.46GHz (PT880)		63.60
Pentium 4 571 (3.8 GHz) (i865PE)		65.50
Xeon 3.73 GHz (iP35)		66.99
Pentium 4 560 (3.6 GHz) (i865PE)		69.70
Pentium 4 650 (3.4 GHz) (i865PE)		73.20
Pentium 4 3C GHz (i865G)		73.70
Pentium 4 3.2E GHz (i865G)		78.20
Pentium 4 530 (3 GHz) (i865PE)		82.80
Pentium 4 630 (3 GHz) (i865PE)		82.90
Pentium 4 3E GHz (i865G)		83.80
Athlon 64 FX 51 (AMD8111)		86.20
Pentium 4 520 (2.8 GHz) (i865PE)		89.90
Athlon 64 3200+ (K8T800)		93.70
Pentium 4 2.66 GHz (i865G)		98.30
Pentium 4 524 (3.06 GHz) (i865PE)		98.40
Celeron D 355 (3.33 GHz) (i865PE)		102.20
Pentium 4 2.53 GHz (i865G)		104.00
Athlon XP 2400+ (SiS745)		104.40
Opteron 844 (AMD8111)		104.70
Athlon XP 2600+ (nForce2)		108.30
Pentium 4 2.4B GHz (i865G)		108.60
Pentium 4 2.4B GHz (i845G)		110.20
Athlon XP 2500+ (SiS745)		112.90
Athlon XP 2200+ (SiS745)		115.50
Celeron D 335 (2.8 GHz) (i865G)		117.20
Duron 1800 (SiS745)		118.00
Athlon XP 2100+ (SiS745)		120.20
Celeron D 330 (2.66 GHz) (i865G)		125.20
Athlon XP 1900+ (SiS745)		130.00
Pentium 4 2.0A GHz (i865G)		131.60
Pentium 4 2.0A GHz (i845G)		132.40
Athlon HX 1400 (AMD8111 A0)		135.00
Athlon XP 1800+ (SiS745)		135.80
Sempron 2200+ (nForce2)		138.00
Athlon XP 1700+ (SiS745)		141.80
Celeron 2.7 GHz (i865G)		144.50
Pentium 4 1.8A GHz (i865G)		146.80
Athlon XP 1600+ (SiS745)		149.70
Athlon 1400 (SiS745)		150.40
Pentium 4 1.8 GHz (i865G)		152.70
Celeron 2.4 GHz (i865G)		156.00
Athlon 1333 (SiS745)		157.90
Pentium 4 1.7 GHz (i865G)		160.10
Pentium III-S 1400 (i815)		160.90
Pentium 4 1.7 GHz (i845G)		161.90
Celeron 2.2 GHz (i865G)		165.60
Pentium 4 1.6GHz (i865G)		170.60
Pentium 4 1.5A GHz (i865G)		175.50
Pentium 4 1.5A GHz (i845G)		176.40
Celeron 2.0 GHz (i865G)		176.70
Mobile Athlon 4 1200 (SiS745)		176.80
Pentium 4 1.5 GHz (i865G)		181.60
Celeron 1.8 GHz (i865G)		184.40
Pentium 4 1.5 GHz (i850)		185.00
Celeron 1.7 GHz (i865G)		194.40
Celeron 1200 (i815)		194.50
Pentium 4 1.4 GHz (i850)		194.90
Duron 1100 (SiS745)		197.10
Pentium III-S 1133 (i815)		197.70
Pentium 4 1.3 GHz (i850)		209.00
Celeron 1100A (i815)		209.40
Athlon 1000 (SiS745)		210.50
Pentium III 1000 (i815)		234.30
Pentium III 933 (i815)		248.40
Athlon 850 (SiS745)		252.00
Mobile Duron 850 (SiS745)		252.60
Pentium III 900 (i815)		259.30
Pentium III 866 (i815)		267.00
Pentium III 850 (i815)		274.00
Duron 750 (SiS745)		291.10
Pentium III 800EB (i815)		295.80
Duron 700 (SiS745)		307.60
Celeron 900 (i815)		319.30
Pentium III 733 (i815)		322.20
Duron 650 (SiS745)		331.20
Celeron 850 (i815)		340.30
Pentium 4 1.x GHz (i850)		347.50
Pentium III 667 (i815)		353.70
Duron 600 (SiS745)		357.40
Celeron 667 (i815)		436.00
Celeron 633 (i815)		461.80
Celeron 600 (i815)		467.00
Celeron 566 (i815)		499.80

CPU (chipset)	CPUMark '99	score
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (iP35)		339.00
Opteron 2218 (nV3600)		335.00
Athlon 64 FX 51 (AMD8111)		280.00
Athlon 64 3200+ (K8T800)		254.00
Pentium 4 Extreme Ed. 3.46GHz (PT880)		246.00
Opteron 844 (AMD8111)		230.00
Pentium 4 571 (3.8 GHz) (i865PE)		223.00
Xeon 3.73 GHz (iP35)		217.00
Pentium 4 560 (3.6 GHz) (i865PE)		209.00
Pentium 4 3C GHz (i865G)		200.00
Pentium 4 650 (3.4 GHz) (i865PE)		195.00
Pentium 4 3.2E GHz (i865G)		186.00
Athlon XP 2600+ (nForce2)		186.00
Athlon XP 2400+ (SiS745)		182.00
Athlon XP 2500+ (SiS745)		180.00
Pentium 4 524 (3.06 GHz) (i865PE)		179.00
Pentium 4 530 (3 GHz) (i865PE)		176.00
Pentium D 830 (3 GHz) (i865PE)		176.00
Pentium 4 2.66 GHz (i865G)		175.00
Athlon HX 1400 (AMD8111 A0)		175.00
Pentium 4 630 (3 GHz) (i865PE)		174.00
Pentium 4 3E GHz (i865G)		174.00
Pentium 4 2.53 GHz (i865G)		168.00
Athlon XP 2200+ (SiS745)		167.00
Pentium D 920 (2.8 GHz) (i865PE)		163.00
Celeron D 355 (3.33 GHz) (i865PE)		163.00
Pentium 4 520 (2.8 GHz) (i865PE)		163.00
Athlon XP 2100+ (SiS745)		161.00
Pentium 4 2.4B GHz (i865G)		161.00
Pentium 4 2.4B GHz (i845G)		152.00
Athlon XP 1900+ (SiS745)		151.00
Sempron 2200+ (nForce2)		147.00
Athlon XP 1800+ (SiS745)		146.00
Duron 1800 (SiS745)		143.00
Celeron D 335 (2.8 GHz) (i865G)		141.00
Athlon XP 1700+ (SiS745)		140.00
Celeron D 330 (2.66 GHz) (i865G)		137.00
Athlon XP 1600+ (SiS745)		128.00
Pentium 4 2.0A GHz (i865G)		127.00
Athlon 1400 (SiS745)		127.00
Pentium III-S 1400 (i815)		125.00
Athlon 1333 (SiS745)		123.00
Pentium 4 2.0A GHz (i845G)		122.00
Pentium 4 1.8A GHz (i865G)		116.00
Celeron 2.7 GHz (i865G)		114.00
Pentium 4 1.8 GHz (i865G)		113.00
Celeron 2.4 GHz (i865G)		107.00
Pentium 4 1.7 GHz (i865G)		107.00
Mobile Athlon 4 1200 (SiS745)		106.00
Pentium III-S 1133 (i815)		105.00
Pentium 4 1.7 GHz (i845G)		102.00
Pentium 4 1.6GHz (i865G)		101.00
Celeron 2.2 GHz (i865G)		99.40
Celeron 1200 (i815)		98.50
Pentium 4 1.5A GHz (i865G)		97.10
Athlon 1000 (SiS745)		96.10
Celeron 2.0 GHz (i865G)		95.60
Pentium 4 1.5A GHz (i845G)		94.80
Pentium 4 1.5 GHz (i865G)		94.50
Pentium 4 1.5 GHz (i850)		92.60
Celeron 1100A (i815)		92.30
Celeron 1.8 GHz (i865G)		91.30
Pentium III 1000 (i815)		88.70
Celeron 1.7 GHz (i865G)		87.70
Pentium 4 1.4 GHz (i850)		87.40
Pentium III 933 (i815)		84.50
Duron 1100 (SiS745)		83.90
Pentium 4 1.3 GHz (i850)		81.60
Pentium III 866 (i815)		79.50
Athlon 850 (SiS745)		79.40
Pentium III 900 (i815)		78.80
Pentium III 850 (i815)		75.30
Pentium III 800EB (i815)		72.10
Mobile Duron 850 (SiS745)		69.90
Pentium III 733 (i815)		66.80
Celeron 900 (i815)		64.60
Duron 750 (SiS745)		64.50
Celeron 850 (i815)		62.30
Duron 700 (SiS745)		62.20
Pentium III 667 (i815)		61.30
C3 1.0A (VT8601T)		59.00
Duron 650 (SiS745)		58.60
Duron 600 (SiS745)		54.10
Pentium 4 1.x GHz (i850)		51.60
Celeron 667 (i815)		48.30
Athlon 500 (Irongate)		48.10
Celeron 633 (i815)		45.80
Celeron 600 (i815)		45.00
Celeron 566 (i815)		42.50
K6-III+ 400 (ALi Aladdin 5)		40.00
K6-2+ 450 (ALi Aladdin 5)		39.70
Pentium III 500 (i440BX)		38.40
Pentium II Xeon 450 (450NX)		37.80
Pentium III 450 (i440BX)		34.70
Pentium II 450 (i440BX)		34.10
Celeron 433 (i440BX)		33.60
Pentium II 400 (i440BX)		31.70
Celeron 400 (i440BX)		31.20
K6-2+ 550 (ALi Aladdin 5)		30.20
Celeron 366 (i440BX)		29.00
Pentium II 350 (i440BX)		27.90
Celeron 333 (i440BX)		26.90
Cyrix III 600 (i815)		23.00
Cyrix III 466 (i815)		22.30
Celeron 266 (i440BX)		21.30
Pentium II 266 (i440BX)		21.30
K6-2 500AFX (ALi Aladdin 5)		18.60
K6-2 450AHX (ALi Aladdin 5)		18.00
K6-2 400AFR (ALi Aladdin 5)		17.80
MII 300GP (ALi Aladdin 5)		14.80
Winchip 2 233 (ALi Aladdin 5)		13.40
6x86MX PR233 (ALi Aladdin 5)		13.10
K6 266AFR (ALi Aladdin 5)		12.60
6x86MX PR200 (ALi Aladdin 5)		12.40
K6 233ANR (ALi Aladdin 5)		12.00
K6 166ALR (ALi Aladdin 5)		11.40
Winchip C6 200 (ALi Aladdin 5)		10.50
Pentium MMX 233 (ALi Aladdin 5)		9.43
Pentium MMX 200 (ALi Aladdin 5)		9.04
6x86 P200+ (ALi Aladdin 5)		8.93
Pentium MMX 166 (ALi Aladdin 5)		8.44
Pentium 200 (ALi Aladdin 5)		8.12
Pentium 166 (ALi Aladdin 5)		7.60
Pentium 133 (ALi Aladdin 5)		6.97
Pentium 100 (ALi Aladdin 5)		5.96

CPU (chipset)	Hexus PiFast!	score
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (iP35)		39.31
Opteron 2218 (nV3600)		49.47
Pentium 4 Extreme Ed. 3.46GHz (PT880)		57.56
Xeon 3.73 GHz (iP35)		58.61
Pentium 4 571 (3.8 GHz) (i865PE)		61.73
Athlon 64 3200+ (K8T800)		62.41
Pentium 4 560 (3.6 GHz) (i865PE)		64.50
Athlon 64 FX 51 (AMD8111)		64.77
Pentium 4 650 (3.4 GHz) (i865PE)		66.27
Pentium 4 3C GHz (i865G)		68.80
Pentium 4 3.2E GHz (i865G)		70.86
Celeron D 355 (3.33 GHz) (i865PE)		73.23
Athlon XP 2600+ (nForce2)		73.97
Pentium 4 630 (3 GHz) (i865PE)		74.02
Pentium D 830 (3 GHz) (i865PE)		74.20
Opteron 844 (AMD8111)		74.69
Pentium 4 3E GHz (i865G)		75.03
Pentium 4 524 (3.06 GHz) (i865PE)		75.05
Athlon XP 2500+ (SiS745)		75.72
Pentium 4 530 (3 GHz) (i865PE)		75.83
Pentium D 920 (2.8 GHz) (i865PE)		77.28
Athlon XP 2400+ (SiS745)		79.37
Pentium 4 520 (2.8 GHz) (i865PE)		80.17
Celeron D 335 (2.8 GHz) (i865G)		83.47
Pentium 4 2.53 GHz (i865G)		83.91
Athlon XP 2200+ (SiS745)		84.25
Pentium 4 2.66 GHz (i865G)		85.20
Athlon XP 2100+ (SiS745)		85.89
Celeron 2.7 GHz (i865G)		85.98
Celeron D 330 (2.66 GHz) (i865G)		86.86
Pentium 4 2.4B GHz (i865G)		87.81
Sempron 2200+ (nForce2)		90.53
Athlon XP 1900+ (SiS745)		91.36
Athlon HX 1400 (AMD8111 A0)		91.42
Celeron 2.4 GHz (i865G)		92.67
Duron 1800 (SiS745)		92.94
Athlon XP 1800+ (SiS745)		93.89
Athlon XP 1700+ (SiS745)		96.58
Celeron 2.2 GHz (i865G)		98.97
Pentium 4 2.0A GHz (i865G)		103.61
Pentium 4 2.4B GHz (i845G)		106.50
Celeron 2.0 GHz (i865G)		110.23
Pentium 4 1.8A GHz (i865G)		113.39
Athlon XP 1600+ (SiS745)		114.14
Pentium 4 1.8 GHz (i865G)		115.11
Pentium 4 2.0A GHz (i845G)		118.36
Celeron 1.8 GHz (i865G)		119.52
Pentium 4 1.7 GHz (i865G)		121.31
Athlon 1400 (SiS745)		121.99
Celeron 1.7 GHz (i865G)		125.61
Athlon 1333 (SiS745)		125.70
Pentium 4 1.6GHz (i865G)		127.67
Pentium 4 1.5A GHz (i865G)		133.86
Pentium 4 1.5 GHz (i865G)		135.14
Pentium III-S 1400 (i815)		137.44
Pentium 4 1.5 GHz (i850)		138.56
Pentium 4 1.7 GHz (i845G)		138.64
Mobile Athlon 4 1200 (SiS745)		140.77
Pentium 4 1.5A GHz (i845G)		146.45
Pentium 4 1.4 GHz (i850)		147.07
Pentium III-S 1133 (i815)		153.68
Athlon 1000 (SiS745)		156.00
Pentium 4 1.3 GHz (i850)		157.03
Duron 1100 (SiS745)		166.63
Celeron 1200 (i815)		178.25
Celeron 1100A (i815)		187.15
Mobile Duron 850 (SiS745)		194.28
Athlon 850 (SiS745)		194.28
Pentium III 1000 (i815)		194.43
Pentium III 933 (i815)		200.59
Pentium III 866 (i815)		209.74
Pentium III 900 (i815)		220.10
Pentium III 800EB (i815)		224.79
Pentium III 850 (i815)		226.37
Duron 750 (SiS745)		232.05
Duron 700 (SiS745)		236.78
Pentium III 733 (i815)		238.48
Pentium 4 1.x GHz (i850)		246.40
Duron 650 (SiS745)		247.75
Celeron 900 (i815)		250.25
Pentium III 667 (i815)		255.23
Celeron 850 (i815)		255.27
Duron 600 (SiS745)		261.61
Celeron 667 (i815)		321.77
Celeron 633 (i815)		337.22
Celeron 600 (i815)		340.09
Celeron 566 (i815)		357.57

CPU (chipset)	Lame 3.98.2 MP3 encoding (6:15 WAV)	score
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (iP35)		16.00
Pentium 4 Extreme Ed. 3.46GHz (PT880)		18.00
Pentium 4 571 (3.8 GHz) (i865PE)		19.00
Opteron 2218 (nV3600)		19.00
Pentium 4 560 (3.6 GHz) (i865PE)		20.00
Xeon 3.73 GHz (iP35)		20.00
Pentium 4 3C GHz (i865G)		21.00
Pentium 4 650 (3.4 GHz) (i865PE)		22.00
Celeron D 355 (3.33 GHz) (i865PE)		23.00
Athlon 64 FX 51 (AMD8111)		23.00
Pentium 4 3.2E GHz (i865G)		23.00
Pentium D 830 (3 GHz) (i865PE)		24.00
Pentium 4 524 (3.06 GHz) (i865PE)		24.00
Pentium 4 2.66 GHz (i865G)		24.00
Pentium 4 3E GHz (i865G)		25.00
Pentium 4 530 (3 GHz) (i865PE)		25.00
Athlon 64 3200+ (K8T800)		25.00
Pentium 4 630 (3 GHz) (i865PE)		25.00
Pentium 4 2.53 GHz (i865G)		26.00
Pentium D 920 (2.8 GHz) (i865PE)		26.00
Pentium 4 520 (2.8 GHz) (i865PE)		26.00
Pentium 4 2.4B GHz (i865G)		27.00
Pentium 4 2.4B GHz (i845G)		27.00
Celeron D 335 (2.8 GHz) (i865G)		27.00
Athlon XP 2400+ (SiS745)		27.00
Celeron 2.7 GHz (i865G)		27.00
Opteron 844 (AMD8111)		28.00
Athlon XP 2600+ (nForce2)		28.00
Athlon XP 2500+ (SiS745)		29.00
Celeron D 330 (2.66 GHz) (i865G)		29.00
Celeron 2.4 GHz (i865G)		30.00
Athlon XP 2200+ (SiS745)		30.00
Athlon XP 2100+ (SiS745)		31.00
Celeron 2.2 GHz (i865G)		32.00
Duron 1800 (SiS745)		32.00
Pentium 4 2.0A GHz (i845G)		33.00
Pentium 4 2.0A GHz (i865G)		33.00
Athlon XP 1900+ (SiS745)		33.00
Athlon XP 1800+ (SiS745)		35.00
Athlon HX 1400 (AMD8111 A0)		36.00
Pentium III-S 1400 (i815)		36.00
Athlon XP 1700+ (SiS745)		36.00
Sempron 2200+ (nForce2)		36.00
Celeron 2.0 GHz (i865G)		36.00
Pentium 4 1.8A GHz (i865G)		36.00
Pentium 4 1.8 GHz (i865G)		37.00
Celeron 1.8 GHz (i865G)		38.00
Athlon 1400 (SiS745)		39.00
Athlon XP 1600+ (SiS745)		39.00
Pentium 4 1.7 GHz (i865G)		40.00
Celeron 1.7 GHz (i865G)		41.00
Athlon 1333 (SiS745)		41.00
Pentium 4 1.7 GHz (i845G)		41.00
Pentium 4 1.6GHz (i865G)		42.00
Pentium 4 1.5A GHz (i865G)		43.00
Pentium III-S 1133 (i815)		44.00
Pentium 4 1.5A GHz (i845G)		44.00
Mobile Athlon 4 1200 (SiS745)		45.00
Pentium 4 1.5 GHz (i850)		45.00
Celeron 1200 (i815)		45.00
Pentium 4 1.5 GHz (i865G)		45.00
Pentium 4 1.4 GHz (i850)		48.00
Celeron 1100A (i815)		49.00
Pentium 4 1.3 GHz (i850)		52.00
Pentium III 1000 (i815)		54.00
Duron 1100 (SiS745)		54.00
Athlon 1000 (SiS745)		55.00
Pentium III 933 (i815)		57.00
Pentium III 900 (i815)		59.00
Pentium III 866 (i815)		61.00
Pentium III 850 (i815)		63.00
Athlon 850 (SiS745)		66.00
Mobile Duron 850 (SiS745)		67.00
Pentium III 800EB (i815)		67.00
Celeron 900 (i815)		67.00
Celeron 850 (i815)		70.00
Pentium III 733 (i815)		73.00
Pentium III 667 (i815)		80.00
Duron 750 (SiS745)		81.00
Pentium 4 1.x GHz (i850)		84.00
Duron 700 (SiS745)		85.00
Celeron 667 (i815)		90.00
Duron 650 (SiS745)		91.00
Celeron 633 (i815)		95.00
Duron 600 (SiS745)		98.00
Celeron 600 (i815)		98.00
Celeron 566 (i815)		105.00