Intel Xeon E5 2698B v3 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2133 vs DDR3)
Larger L3 cache size (40MB vs 8MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1260L v5 's Advantages
Released 9 months late
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (45W vs 135W)