Opteron 2218 (F3) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 150W)
Intel Xeon X5492 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (3 vs 2)
Newer PCIe version (2 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (45nm vs 90nm)