Intel Xeon E3 1260L 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2GHz)
Lower TDP (45W vs 135W)
Intel Xeon E5 2698B v3 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2133 vs DDR3)
Larger L3 cache size (40MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)