Intel Xeon X5672 's Advantages
Released 1 years late
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)
Xeon EC5509 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1066 vs 3)
Lower TDP (85W vs 95W)