AMD EPYC 7281 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 1.8GHz)
Intel Xeon Gold 5418N 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (4000 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (45MB vs 32MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (165W vs 170W)