Intel Xeon E5 2690 v2 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 8MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1285 v6 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (4 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (4.1GHz vs 3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (79W vs 130W)