Intel Xeon E5 2603 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 9 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Larger L3 cache size (10MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)
Lower TDP (80W vs 115W)
Opteron 1381 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 1.8GHz)