Intel Xeon X5698 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 6MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1284L v4 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (47W vs 130W)