Intel Xeon X5680 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.333GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1225 v5 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (80W vs 130W)