Opteron 2212 HE (F2) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (68W vs 69W)
Intel Xeon E3 1280 v2 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (3 vs 2)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 90nm)