Opteron 8218 (F2) 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (667 vs 4)
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2GHz)
Intel Xeon D 1540 's Advantages
Released 8 years and 7 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 90nm)
Lower TDP (45W vs 95W)