Intel Xeon E5 2690 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Lower TDP (130W vs 165W)
Intel Xeon E5 2698A v3 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (40MB vs 25MB)