Intel Xeon X5687 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)
Xeon E 2234 's Advantages
Released 8 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (71W vs 130W)