Intel Xeon E5 2697 v3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Lower TDP (145W vs 270W)
Intel Xeon w7 3455 's Advantages
Released 8 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (67.5MB vs 35MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)