Xeon E5540 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.533GHz vs 2GHz)
Lower TDP (80W vs 100W)
Xeon D 2775TE 's Advantages
Released 12 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 1066)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 2)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 45nm)