Intel Xeon E5 2685 v3 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 22.5MB)
Lower TDP (120W vs 175W)
Xeon w3 2525 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (4400 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)