Intel Xeon W3690 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.466GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Intel Xeon E5 2470 v2 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 7 months late
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)