Intel Xeon E3 1240 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 3GHz)
Lower TDP (80W vs 150W)
Intel Xeon Gold 5317 's Advantages
Released 10 years late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)