Xeon E5472 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.6GHz)
Lower TDP (80W vs 280W)
AMD EPYC 7H12 's Advantages
Released 11 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 2)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 45nm)