Xeon E 2176M 's Advantages
Released 9 years late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 1333)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 45nm)
Lower TDP (45W vs 71W)