Xeon E5530 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (1066 vs 667)
Newer PCIe version (2 vs 1)
More modern manufacturing process (45nm vs 90nm)
Lower TDP (80W vs 120W)
Opteron 8222 SE 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.4GHz)