Intel Xeon E5 2693 v3 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2133 vs DDR3)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Intel Xeon E5 2690 's Advantages
Released 111 years and 2 months late
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Lower TDP (135W vs 160W)