Intel Xeon E5 4617 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Intel Xeon E5 2680 v3 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR3 vs DDR3)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 15MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (120W vs 130W)