Intel Xeon E5 2430 's Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)
Intel Xeon E5 1660 v3 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 15MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)