Intel Xeon X5698 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Xeon W 1290E 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)