Intel Xeon E5640 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.666GHz vs 1.9GHz)
Xeon D 2712T 's Advantages
Released 11 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (2667 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 2)
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 80W)