Intel Xeon E3 1280 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Lower TDP (69W vs 75W)
Intel Xeon E5 2618L v3 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR4-1866 vs DDR3)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)