Intel Xeon E5 2697 v3 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 4)
Larger L3 cache size (35MB vs 8MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1280 v5 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 1 months late
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (80W vs 145W)