Xeon X5570 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.933GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (95W vs 120W)
AMD EPYC 7251 's Advantages
Released 8 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 1333)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 45nm)