Intel Xeon E5 2430 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 10MB)
Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)
Intel Xeon E5 1603 v3 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)