AMD EPYC 7542 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 60MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (225W vs 270W)
Intel Xeon Gold 6538N 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)