Intel Xeon E3 1231 v3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3GHz)
Lower TDP (80W vs 130W)
Intel Xeon w3 2425 's Advantages
Released 8 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (4400 vs 1600)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)