Intel Xeon E3 1290 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Xeon E 2478 's Advantages
Released 12 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (80W vs 95W)