Opteron 8218 (F2) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)
Xeon W5590 's Advantages
Released 3 years late
Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 667)
Newer PCIe version (2 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (3.333GHz vs 2.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (45nm vs 90nm)