Intel Xeon E3 1290 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Lower TDP (95W vs 175W)
Xeon w3 2525 's Advantages
Released 13 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (4400 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (22.5MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)