Intel Xeon X5690 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.466GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)
Xeon E 2104G 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 130W)