Intel Xeon E3 1240 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 1.9GHz)
Xeon D 2712T 's Advantages
Released 10 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (2667 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 80W)