Intel Xeon X5670 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 7 months late
Newer PCIe version (2 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (2.933GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 8212 HE (F3) 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (667 vs 3)
Lower TDP (68W vs 95W)