Intel Xeon X5680 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 6 months late
Newer PCIe version (2 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (3.333GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 8216 HE (F3) 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (667 vs 3)
Lower TDP (68W vs 130W)