The AMD Opteron 8212 (F2) was a server/workstation processor with 2 cores, launched in August 2006, at an MSRP of $873. It is part of the Opteron lineup, using the Santa Rosa architecture with Socket F. To further increase overall system performance, up to eight Opteron 8212 (F2) CPUs can work together in a multi-processor (SMP) configuration. Opteron 8212 (F2) has 1 MB of L2 cache per core and operates at 2000 MHz. AMD is making the Opteron 8212 (F2) on a 90 nm production node using 227 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Opteron 8212 (F2), which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 95 W, the Opteron 8212 (F2) consumes a good deal of power, so decent cooling is needed. AMD's processor supports DDR2 memory with a dual-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 667 MT/s, but with overclocking (and the right memory modules) you can go even higher. ECC memory is supported, too, which is an important capability for mission-critical systems, to avoid data corruption. For communication with other components in the machine, Opteron 8212 (F2) uses a PCI-Express Gen 1 connection. This processor lacks integrated graphics, you might need a graphics card.
The SSE4 instruction set is not supported, which can cause problems with modern games, as they require that capability. Hardware virtualization is available on the Opteron 8212 (F2), which greatly improves virtual machine performance.