Intel Xeon X5687 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 1.9GHz)
Intel Xeon E5 2609 v3 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (85W vs 130W)