Opteron 8218 (F3) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 115W)
Opteron 1389 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 667)
Newer PCIe version (2 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (45nm vs 90nm)