Opteron 8216 HE (F3) 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (667 vs 3)
Lower TDP (68W vs 135W)
Intel Xeon E5 2690 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 7 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)