Intel Xeon E5 4617 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 6 months late
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.667GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 65nm)
Xeon X5355 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (DDR3
Depends on motherboard vs DDR3)
Lower TDP (120W vs 130W)