Intel Xeon E3 1270 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Lower TDP (69W vs 200W)
Intel Xeon w5 2455X 's Advantages
Released 10 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)