Opteron 2218 HE 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 1.8GHz)
Lower TDP (68W vs 75W)
Intel Xeon E5 2648L v3 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 2)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 90nm)