Intel Xeon E7 8860 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 22.5MB)
Lower TDP (130W vs 175W)
Xeon w3 2525 's Advantages
Released 13 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4400 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.276GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)