Intel Xeon E5 2689 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 1.9GHz)
Lower TDP (115W vs 350W)
Intel Xeon Max 9480 's Advantages
Released 10 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 1600)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (112.5MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)