Intel Xeon E3 1290 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.6GHz)
Lower TDP (95W vs 105W)
Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2133 vs DDR3)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)