Intel Xeon E3 1290 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 9 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 120W)
Opteron 8224 SE 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (667 vs 3)