Intel Xeon E3 1270 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (80W vs 85W)
Intel Xeon Silver 4116 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (4 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (16.5MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)