Intel Xeon E3 1240 v2 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 2 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.533GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 45nm)
Lower TDP (69W vs 80W)
Xeon E5540 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1066 vs 3)