Intel Xeon E3 1225 Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Lower TDP (95W vs 120W)
Intel Xeon E5 2669 v3 Advantages
Released 3 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)