Xeon X3460 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 3)
Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)
Intel Xeon X5698 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 5 months late
Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (32nm vs 45nm)