Intel Xeon X5650 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (3 vs 2)
Newer PCIe version (2 vs 1)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 119W)
Opteron 2222 SE 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.666GHz)