Intel Xeon E3 1225 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)
Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (45MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)