Opteron 2212 HE (F3) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (68W vs 80W)
Intel Xeon E5640 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (3 vs 2)
Newer PCIe version (2 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (2.666GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)