Intel Xeon E5 2690 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 11 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)
Opteron 13KS EE 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)
Lower TDP (50W vs 135W)