Intel Xeon E5 2687W v3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Lower TDP (160W vs 500W)
Xeon 6972P 's Advantages
Released 10 years late
Higher specification of memory (8800 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (480MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 22nm)