Xeon E5440 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.833GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Lower TDP (80W vs 120W)
AMD EPYC 7252 's Advantages
Released 11 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 2)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 45nm)