Intel Xeon E5 2403 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (10MB vs 8MB)
Lower TDP (80W vs 84W)
Intel Xeon E3 1226 v3 's Advantages
Released 2 years late
Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 1.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)