Intel Xeon E5 2698B v3 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (40MB vs 20MB)
Intel Xeon W 1290 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (80W vs 135W)