Intel Xeon E5 2690 v2 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 6 months late
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 1.8GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 10MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Intel Xeon E5 2603 's Advantages
Lower TDP (80W vs 130W)