Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Intel Xeon E 2356G 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (80W vs 87W)