Intel Xeon E5640 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.666GHz vs 2.6GHz)
Intel Xeon E 2378 's Advantages
Released 11 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 2)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 80W)