Intel Xeon E5 2689 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Lower TDP (115W vs 120W)
Intel Xeon E5 2676 v3 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 1600)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)