Opteron 6180 SE 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Intel Xeon E5 2430 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)