Intel Xeon E7 8870 's Advantages
Lower TDP (130W vs 200W)
Intel Xeon w5 2455X 's Advantages
Released 11 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR3)
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)