Intel Xeon E5 2698A v3 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 1333)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (40MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 45nm)
Opteron 1385 's Advantages
Lower TDP (115W vs 165W)