Xeon E7520 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16MB)
Lower TDP (95W vs 115W)
Opteron 6272 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 8 months late
Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 1.866GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)