Intel Xeon X5698 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (3 vs 2)
Newer PCIe version (2 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 2216 (F2) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)