Intel Xeon X5690 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 5 months late
Higher base frequency (3.466GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)
Xeon X3460 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)
Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)