Opteron 8214 HE (F2) 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (667 vs 3)
Lower TDP (68W vs 80W)
Intel Xeon E3 1270 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 8 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)