Intel Xeon E5 2697 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Lower TDP (130W vs 165W)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR4 vs DDR3)
Larger L3 cache size (35.75MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)