Xeon E7 8837 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 1066)
Higher base frequency (2.667GHz vs 2.533GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)
Xeon E5540 's Advantages
Lower TDP (80W vs 130W)