Intel Xeon E3 1240 v3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (80W vs 250W)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 1600)
Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)