Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 1.9GHz)
Lower TDP (140W vs 350W)
Intel Xeon Max 9480 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 1866)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (112.5MB vs 45MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 22nm)