Intel Xeon X5680 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.333GHz vs 1.7GHz)
Intel Xeon E5 2650L v2 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 7 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (70W vs 130W)