Intel Xeon E3 1270 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 1.8GHz)
Lower TDP (69W vs 165W)
Intel Xeon Gold 5418N 's Advantages
Released 10 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (4000 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (45MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)