Opteron 2218 HE 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (68W vs 500W)
Xeon 6979P 's Advantages
Released 17 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (8800 vs 2)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 1)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 90nm)