Opteron 8212 HE (F2) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (68W vs 80W)
Xeon E5530 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (1066 vs 667)
Newer PCIe version (2 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (45nm vs 90nm)