Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2GHz vs 1.8GHz)
Lower TDP (47W vs 165W)
Intel Xeon Gold 5418N 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4000 vs DDR3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (45MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)