Intel Xeon E5 2609 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (80W vs 170W)
AMD EPYC 7281 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 10MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)