The socket has 1207 pins on a 1.1mm pitch and employs a land grid array contact mechanism.

Socket F is the base for the AMD Quad FX Platform (referred to as "4x4" or "QuadFather" prior to release), unveiled by AMD on November 30, 2006.

This modified version of Socket F, named Socket 1207 FX by AMD, and Socket L1 by Nvidia, allows for dual-socket, dual-core (four effective cores and eight effective cores in the future) processors in desktop PCs for home enthusiasts.

All revisions except Socket Fr3 require the usage of registered DDR2 SDRAM.

All revisions except Socket Fr1 require a dual-plane power-supply circuit for the CPU.