Xeon E 2278GE 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 1866)
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 1.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 28nm)
Opteron A1120 's Advantages
Lower TDP (25W vs 80W)