Intel Xeon E3 1280 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Lower TDP (69W vs 250W)
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y 's Advantages
Released 11 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (60MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)