Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2 's Advantages
Released 4 years late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 45nm)
Xeon X3430 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)
Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)