AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 's Advantages
Released 15 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR2-667)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (4GHz vs 2.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 8218 HE 's Advantages
Lower TDP (68W vs 280W)