Intel Xeon X5698 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1241 v3 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (80W vs 130W)