Intel Xeon E5 1660 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 12MB)
Xeon E 2434 's Advantages
Released 10 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 1866)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (55W vs 130W)