Xeon w3 2525 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (4400 vs 2933)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (22.5MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Intel Xeon W 1290 's Advantages
Lower TDP (80W vs 175W)