Setting the standard for feature flexibility in a two-socket, 2U rack server, the Dell PowerEdge R720 is built to run complex workloads using its highly scalable memory, I/O capacity and flexible network options.
Setting the standard for feature flexibility in a two-socket, 2U rack server, the Dell PowerEdge R720 is built to run complex workloads using its highly scalable memory, I/O capacity and flexible network options.
Features:
• Up to 24 DIMMs
• PCIe 3.0-enabled expansion slots
• Choice of NIC technologies
• Optional hot-plug, front-access PCIe SSDs
• Optional internal GPU accelerators









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Feature |
PowerEdge R720 technical specification |
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Form factor |
2U rack |
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Processors |
Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 or E5-2600 v2 product families |
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Processor sockets |
2 |
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Internal interconnect |
2 x Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links; 6.4GT/s; 7.2GT/s; 8.0GT/s |
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Cache |
2.5MB per core; core options: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 |
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Chipset |
Intel C602 |
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Memory |
Up to 768GB (24 DIMM slots): 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 up to 1866MT/s |
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I/O slots |
6 PCIe slots: • 1 x16 full-length, full-height • 3 x8 full-length, full-height • 3 x8 half-length, half-height • 1 x16 full-length, full-height (optional) |
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RAID controller |
Internal controllers: PERC S110 (SW RAID) PERC H310 PERC H710 PERC H710P External HBAs (RAID): PERC H810 External HBAs (non-RAID): 6Gbps SAS HBA LSI 9207-8i HBA |
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Drive bays |
Up to eight 3.5” drives or up to sixteen 2.5” drives |
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Maximum internal storage |
32TB |
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Hard drives |
Hot-plug hard drive options: 2.5” PCIe SSD, SAS SSD, SATA SSD, SAS (15K, 10K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K), SAS 512n (15K) 3.5” SAS (15K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K); Self-encrypting drives available |
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Embedded NIC |
Broadcom® 5720 quad-port 1GbE Base-T (no TOE or iSCSI offload) Broadcom 57800S dual-port 10GbE Base-T with 2 x 1GbE (TOE and iSCSI offload available on 10GbE ports Broadcom 57800S dual-port 10GbE SFP+ with 2 x 1GbE (TOE and iSCSI offload available on 10GbE ports Broadcom 57840S quad-port 10GbE SFP+ Rack NDC (NPAR1.0, SRIOV, DCB, iSCSI and FCoE offloads and CEM) Intel I350 quad-port 1GbE Base-T (no TOE or iSCSI offload) Intel X540 dual-port 10GbE Base-T with 2 x 1GbE (FCoE capability enabled on the 10GbE ports) |
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Power supplies |
Titanium efficiency, hot-plug redundant 750W AC power supply (200-240VAC only); auto-ranging Platinum efficiency, hot-plug redundant 495W, 750W or 1100W AC power supply; 1100W DC power supply (-48VDC) |
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Availability |
High-efficiency, hot-plug, redundant power supplies; hot-plug drive bays; TPM; dual internal SD support; hot-plug, redundant fan; optional bezel; information tag; ECC memory, interactive LCD screen; extended thermal support; ENERGY STAR® compliant; switch independent partitioning |
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Remote management |
iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller Express (default), iDRAC7 Enterprise (upgrade option) 8GB vFlash media (upgrade option), 16GB vFlash media (upgrade optional) |
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Systems management |
IPMI 2.0 compliant Dell OpenManage Essentials Dell OpenManage Mobile Dell OpenManage Power Center Dell OpenManage Integrations: • Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft® System Center • Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware® vCenter™
Dell OpenManage Connections: • HP Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli® Netcool®, and CA Network and Systems Management • Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Oracle Database Manager |
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Rack support |
ReadyRails™ II sliding rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4-post threaded hole racks, with support for optional tool-less cable management arm. ReadyRails static rails for tool-less mounting in 4-post racks with square or unthreaded round holes or tooled mounting in 4-post threaded and 2-post (Telco) racks. |
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Operating systems |
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 (includes Hyper-V®) Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (includes Hyper-V) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V) Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Novell® SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Virtualization options: Citrix® XenServer® VMware vSphere® ESXi™ Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization® |