Intel Xeon E5 2696 v3 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (45MB vs 8MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1245 v5 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 1 months late
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (80W vs 145W)