Xeon E 2478 's Advantages
Released 17 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 667)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 1)
Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 8216 HE (F3) 's Advantages
Lower TDP (68W vs 80W)