Opteron 8222 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Lower TDP (95W vs 165W)
Intel Xeon E5 2698A v3 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 667)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 90nm)