Intel Xeon E5 2690 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Intel Xeon E5 2673 v3 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (105W vs 135W)