Intel Xeon E3 1290 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Intel Xeon E5 2618L v3 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (75W vs 95W)