Opteron 2212 HE (F3) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (68W vs 95W)
Intel Xeon E3 1290 's Advantages
Released 4 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 (32nm vs 90nm)