Opteron 2218 (F3) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 135W)
Intel Xeon E5 2690 '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 (2.9GHz vs 2.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)