Xeon EC3529 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.133GHz vs 2GHz)
Opteron A1170 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 1066)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
More modern manufacturing process (28nm vs 45nm)
Lower TDP (32W vs 65W)