Intel Xeon E3 1220 v3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 2.6GHz)
Lower TDP (80W vs 135W)
Intel Xeon E5 2690 v3 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2133 vs DDR3-1600)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 8MB)