Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (87W vs 120W)
AMD EPYC 7251 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)