Intel Xeon E5 2687W v2 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 5 months late
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Intel Xeon E3 1230 's Advantages
Lower TDP (80W vs 130W)