Intel Xeon E5 2640 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (3 vs 2)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 2212 HE (F2) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (68W vs 95W)