Intel Xeon E5 2697 v3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (35MB vs 32MB)
Lower TDP (145W vs 170W)
AMD EPYC 7281 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)