Intel Xeon E3 1226 v3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (84W vs 170W)
AMD EPYC 7281 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 1600)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)