Xeon EC5549 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.533GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Lower TDP (85W vs 95W)
Intel Xeon E5 2430 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 3 months late
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)