Intel Xeon E5 2680 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 1.8GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1230L v3 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 3)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (25W vs 130W)