Intel Xeon E5 4655 v3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 24MB)
Xeon E 2478 's Advantages
Released 8 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (80W vs 135W)