Intel Xeon E3 1290 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (95W vs 150W)
Intel Xeon Gold 5318N 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (2667 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (36MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)