Opteron 8212 HE (F3) 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (667 vs 3)
Lower TDP (68W vs 80W)
Intel Xeon E3 1230 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 8 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)