Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 22.5MB)
Lower TDP (130W vs 175W)
Xeon w3 2525 's Advantages
Released 10 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (4400 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)