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Intel Xeon 5160 faster and cheaper than Core 2 DUO Extreme Edition X6800?

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Intel Xeon 5160 (Woodcrest) - 3.0GHz - 1333MHz FSB - 4MB L2 Cache - $850

Intel Core 2 DUO EE X6800 (Conroe) - 2.93GHz 1066FSB - 4MB L2 Cache - $999

Can anyone spot my confusion here....
 
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Yeah I know, but why is it apparently cheaper and faster?

Any reason why anyone would not want to use a server board over a desktop board (other than price)?
 
Whats always put me off server motherboards is not the price or features, its the lack of 3rd party coolers for the sockets.
 
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