Xeon E5472 's Advantages
Lower TDP (80W vs 175W)
Xeon w3 2525 's Advantages
Released 16 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (4400 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 45nm)