Intel Xeon X5680 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.333GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (130W vs 185W)
Intel Xeon Gold 5412U 's Advantages
Released 12 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (4400 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)
Larger L3 cache size (45MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)