Intel Xeon E5 2690 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
Opteron A1170 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 3)
More modern manufacturing process (28nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (32W vs 135W)