Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 6 months late
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)
Intel Xeon E5 2650 's Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 130W)