Intel Xeon X5690 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.466GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR4 vs DDR3)
Larger L3 cache size (16.5MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (85W vs 130W)