Intel Xeon E5 2695 v2 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 20MB)
Intel Xeon W 1290 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR3)
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (80W vs 115W)