Opteron 8212 HE (F3) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (68W vs 500W)
Xeon 6972P 's Advantages
Released 18 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (8800 vs 667)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 90nm)