Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16MB)
Xeon E 2278G 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)