Intel Xeon E5 2470 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (95W vs 500W)
Xeon 6979P 's Advantages
Released 11 years late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (504MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 22nm)