Intel Xeon D 1518 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.2GHz vs 1.9GHz)
Lower TDP (35W vs 350W)
Intel Xeon Max 9480 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (112.5MB vs 1.5MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)