Intel Xeon E5 2609 v3 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 4)
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 1.5MB)
Intel Xeon D 1540 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Higher base frequency (2GHz vs 1.9GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (45W vs 85W)