Intel Xeon E5 2650L v2 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 20MB)
Lower TDP (70W vs 80W)
Intel Xeon W 1290 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR3)
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 1.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)