Xeon EC3529 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1066 vs 3)
Lower TDP (65W vs 80W)
Intel Xeon E3 1240 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 2 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.133GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)