Intel Xeon E5 2690 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 11 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 1)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 8222 SE 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (667 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Lower TDP (120W vs 135W)