Intel Xeon E3 1270 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (3 vs 2)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 2216 HE (F2) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (68W vs 80W)