Intel Xeon E5 2690 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 7 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 8220 SE (F2) 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (667 vs 3)
Lower TDP (120W vs 135W)