Opteron 8216 HE (F2) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (68W vs 80W)
Intel Xeon W 1290 's Advantages
Released 13 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 667)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 90nm)