Opteron 8218 (F2) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 165W)
Intel Xeon E5 2698A v3 's Advantages
Released 8 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 667)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 90nm)