Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 9 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 8212 HE (F2) 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (667 vs 3)
Lower TDP (68W vs 87W)