Intel Xeon E5 2698A v3 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (40MB vs 8MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1270 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Lower TDP (69W vs 165W)