Intel Xeon E3 1260L 's Advantages
Lower TDP (45W vs 130W)
Intel Xeon E5 2690 v2 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 5 months late
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)