Intel Xeon E5 2690 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 11 months late
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 2MB)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 65nm)
Opteron 8360 SE (B3) 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (667 vs 3)
Lower TDP (119W vs 135W)