Current Configuration
(List below serves as quick links to each section)
Select Chassis
Select Processor
Rear Drives
Bezel
Memory
Storage Devices
Riser Options
LFF SAS Drives
LFF SATA Drives
SFF SAS Drives
SFF SATA Drives
NVMe Drives
EDSFF E3.S Drives
OCP NIC
GPU
TPM
iDRAC9
Power Supply Units
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2U rack server
Processor | Max: 56 Cores2x Gen 4 or 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable
Memory | Max: 1TB16 ECC DDR5 RDIMM 4800Mhz
Storage | Max: 264TBFront bays:
Up to 12x 3.5" SAS/SATA Max: 264 TB
Mid bays:
Up to 12x 3.5" SAS/SATA Max: 264 TB
Rear bays:
Up to 4x 3.5" SAS/SATA Max: 88 TB
Up to 4x 2.5" NVMe with 3.5" carrier Max: 30.72 TB
Up to 2x 2.5" NVMe Max: 15.36 TB
Up to 4x E3.S NVMe Max: 30.72 TB
Boot Optimized Server Storage (BOSS-N1) Hot-Swap
USB
S160 (SATA/NVMe SW RAID)
H355, H755, H965i, H355i, HBA355e, H965e
2 x 1GbE LOM card with BCM5720 LAN controller
Networking Options | Max Speed: 4x 100GbE PortsOCP 3.0 x8 Mezz 3.0
Remote Management:iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller
PCIe Slots:Up to 5 PCIe slots
Slot 1: 1 x16 Gen4 Low profile, Half length
Slot 2: 1 x8 (x16 connector) Gen4 Low profile, Half length
- or 1 x16 Gen4 Full height, Full length
- or 1 x16 Gen4 Full height, Half length
Slot 3: 1 x16 Gen4 Low profile, Half length
- or 1 x16 Gen4 Full height, Full length
- or 1 x16 Gen4 Full height, Half length
Slot 4: 1 x16 Gen4 Low profile, Half length
Slot 5: 1 x16 Gen4 Low profile, Half length
Note: Slot 5 is dedicated for internal PERC card
Up to 2 x 75 W SW,
1 x 75 W SW + 1 x 150 W SW or 1 x 180 W DW
- Dell PowerEdge R710
- Dell PowerEdge R720
- Dell PowerEdge R720XD
- Dell PowerEdge R730
- Dell PowerEdge R730XD
- Dell PowerEdge R740
- Dell PowerEdge R740XD
- Dell PowerEdge R740XD2
- Dell PowerEdge R7415
- Dell PowerEdge R7425
- Dell PowerEdge R750
- Dell PowerEdge R750XA
- Dell PowerEdge R750XS
- Dell PowerEdge R7515
- Dell PowerEdge R7525
- Dell PowerEdge R760
- Dell PowerEdge R760XA
- Dell PowerEdge R760XS
- Dell PowerEdge R760XD2
- Dell PowerEdge R7615
- Dell PowerEdge R7625
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- Video Analytics
- Video Streaming
Configuration Rules and limitations
Before we start, let me show you some odd rules that will change the way you configure the server.
- Single CPU support is there only for No Riser Configruations
- In a "No riser" Configuration. The System cannot support the same type of 2.5" drive in front and rear storage (4 x 2.5") when using 2.5" in a 3.5" Carrier.
- Rear Storage has a Drive Capacity limit of 7.68TB
- The PERC H965e is restricted to slot 3 in configuration 2
- GPUs are supported in Configuration 3 Only
- Non-populated DIMMs must have a blank in Configuration 3.
- For more details about these rules and limitations, please read the manual below.
- (2) 12x 3.5" (12 + 12)
- (2) 12x 3.5" with rear 4x 3.5" SAS/SATA
- (2) 12x 3.5" with rear 2x U.2 NVMe
- (2) 12x 3.5" with rear 4x E3.S NVMe
- The Dell SAS Expander Card for the R760XD2 supports the Storage controllers H755 and the HBA355i. The SAS Expander along with those Storage controllers allows the system to support up to 50 SAS Drives at up to 12 Gb/s.

Front Bay12x 3.5" SAS/SATA
Supported DrivesSAS 12Gb/s 7.2K 2TB - 22TB
SATA 6Gb/s 7.2K 2TB - 22TB
Mid Bay12x 3.5" SAS/SATA
Supported DrivesSAS 12Gb/s 7.2K 2TB - 22TB
SATA 6Gb/s 7.2K 2TB - 22TB
Back BayUp to 4x 3.5" SAS/SATA
Up to 4x 2.5" Drives with 3.5" carrier
Up to 2x 2.5" NVMe
Up to 4x E3.S NVMe
SAS 12Gb/s 10K & 24Gb/s SSD
SATA 6Gb/s SSD
NVMe Gen 4 SSD
Processor
The following lists the features and functions that are in the upcoming 4th Generation Intel® Xeon Scalable Processor offering:
- Faster UPI with up to four Intel Ultra Path Interconnect (Intel UPI) at up to 16 GT/s, increasing multi-socket bandwidth.
- More, faster I/O with PCI Express 5 and up to 80 lanes (per socket)
- Enhanced Memory Performance with DDR5 support and memory speed up to 4800 MT/s in one DIMM per channel (1DPC) and 4400 MT/s in two DIMM per channel (2DPC)
- New built-in accelerators for data analytics, networking, storage, crypto, and data compression
Heatsink & Fans
This server is limited to lower-power CPU options, which is why it uses only the Standard 2U heat sink — no high-performance variant is offered. Fan configuration follows the same rule, with a single standard option covering all builds.
Fan configuration on the PowerEdge R760xd2 rack server is fixed at 6x Standard hot-swap fans, with no alternate options offered. Ambient temperature limits vary by build, so check the "Thermal Restrictions Matrix" in the manual below for specifics.
A dual-CPU build opens up 16 DDR5 DIMM slots on this server, topping out at 1TB of RDIMM capacity with speeds reaching 4800 MT/s. Only registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs are compatible.
| Rated DIMM Speed (MT/s) | DIMM Type | DIMM Capacity (GB) | Ranks per DIMM | Data Width | DIMM Volts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4800 | RDIMM | 16 | 1 | 8 | 1.1 |
| 4800 | RDIMM | 32 | 2 | 8 | 1.1 |
| 4800 | RDIMM | 64 | 2 | 4 | 1.1 |
Five low-profile PCIe slots sit on the system board of the Dell PowerEdge R760xd2, with slot 5 — positioned nearest the PSU — reserved for a PERC card. A single riser, available in full-length or half-length variants, mounts in the center of the chassis above the OCP card, adding either two half-length or two full-length slots. Installing this riser enables support for either 1x double-wide GPU or 2x single-wide GPUs.
Installing a rear drive cage reduces available PCIe capacity — for instance, adding the 4x 3.5" rear drive cage leaves just 3 accessible PCIe slots, one of which is the dedicated PERC slot (slot 5). See the image above or the manual below for further details.

GPU Options
Up to 2 x 75 W SW, 1 x 75 W SW + 1 x 150 W SW or 1 x 180 W DW
GPU and FPGA cards on this system call for a 2U L-type heat sink and GPU shroud. With the riser installed, the system can accommodate up to 3 GPUs total — a double-wide GPU in the riser plus a single-wide GPU in each of slots 1 and 4. This represents just one possible GPU layout; additional configurations are covered in the manuals below.
Networking on the Dell PowerEdge R760xd2 comes down to 2 options, each with its own dedicated slot that stays independent of PCIe allocation. That's a real advantage given how rear drive installation can shrink available PCIe slots from 5 down to 2.
LOM/OCP 3.0
Network expansion on the R760xd2 comes via an optional 2x 1GbE LOM slot or an optional OCP 3.0 x8 slot. The OCP option delivers 4 ports capable of reaching up to 100Gb/s combined (4x 25Gb/s each).

Among Dell's RAID controller lineup is the Adapter PERC solution, which installs a base RAID hardware controller in PCIe slot 5 — a slot reserved exclusively for the PERC or HBA.
Note: PERC interposer cable has to be installed as PCIe Slot 5 to install adapter PERC on the system.
SAS Expander
Scaling past 16 drives on a single controller requires the SAS Expander, which mounts in its own dedicated slot on the system board near the power supplies. See the Controller Specs below for further detail.

| Performance Level | Controller and Description |
|---|---|
| Software | NA (No SW RAID) |
| Internal | H355, H755, H965i |
| External | H965e, |
| SAS Host Bust Adapters (HBA) | HBA355i, HBA355e |
Storage Controller Specs
| Model & Form Factors | Interface Support | PCI Support | SAS Connection | Cache Memory Size | Write Back Cache | RAID Levels | Max Drive Support | RAID Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerEdge Server-Storage Controllers (PERC) Series 12 | ||||||||
| H965i Adapter | 24Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA Gen3 (8 GT/s) NVMe Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16 ports/lanes - 2x8 Internal | 8GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 | 16 | Hardware |
| H965e Adapter | 24Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA Gen3 (8 GT/s) NVMe Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16 ports/lanes - 2x8 Internal | 8GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 | 16 | Hardware |
| PowerEdge Server-Storage Controllers (PERC & SAS HBA) Series 11 | ||||||||
| H755 Adapter | 12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA 3Gb/s SAS/SATA Gen3 (8 GT/s) NVMe Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16 ports- 2x8 Internal | 8GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 | 16 Per Controller / 50 with SAS Expander | Hardware |
| HBA355i Adapter | 12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA 3Gb/s SAS/SATA |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16 ports- 2x8 Internal | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16 Per Controller / 50 with SAS Expander | N/A |
| HBA355e Adapter | 12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA 3Gb/s SAS/SATA |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16 ports- 4x4 external | N/A | N/A | N/A | 240 | N/A |
| H355 Adapter | 12Gb/s SAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16 ports- 2x8 Internal | No Cache | No Cache | 0,1, 10 | Up to 32 RAID, or 32 Non- RAID |
Hardware |
Supports up to 2 Hot-Swap Redundant PSUs.
- 1800 W Titanium 200—240 VAC or 240 HVDC
- 1400 W Platinum 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC
- 1100 W Titanium 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC
- 1100W LVDC –48 — –60 VDC
- 700 W Titanium 200—240 VAC or 240 HVDC
Width: 481.6 mm (18.96 inches)
Height: 86.8 mm (3.41 inches)
Length: 837 mm (32.95 inches)
Weight:
-- 46.3 kg (102.07 pounds) A server with fully populated drives
-- 23.72 kg (52.29 pounds) A server without drives and PSU installed
Current Configuration
(List below serves as quick links to each section)
Select Chassis
Select Processor
Rear Drives
Bezel
Memory
Storage Devices
Riser Options
LFF SAS Drives
LFF SATA Drives
SFF SAS Drives
SFF SATA Drives
NVMe Drives
EDSFF E3.S Drives
OCP NIC
GPU
TPM
iDRAC9
Power Supply Units
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Base Standard Capabilities
| Feature | Technical Specifications | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Up to two 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, with up to 32 cores per processor and optional Intel® QuickAssist Technology | |
| Memory | • 16 DDR5 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 1 TB max, speeds up to 4800 MT/s • Supports registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs only | |
| Storage controllers | • Internal Controllers (RAID): PERC H755, PERC H965i, PERC H355 • Internal Controllers (non-RAID): HBA355i • Internal Boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-N1): HWRAID 2 x M.2 NVMe SSD drives (hot swappable), or USB • External HBAs (non-RAID): HBA355e • External Controllers (RAID): H965e | |
| Drive Bays | Front bays: • Up to 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA max 264 TB Mid bays: • Up to 12 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA max 264 TB Rear bays: • Up to 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA max 88 TB • Up to 4 x 2.5-inch NVMe with 3.5-inch carrier max 30.72 TB • Up to 2 x 2.5-inch NVMe max 15.36 TB • 4 x E3.S NVMe max 30.72 TB | |
| Power Supplies | • 1800 W Titanium 200—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant • 1400 W Platinum 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant • 1100 W Titanium 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant • 1100W LVDC –48 — –60 VDC, hot swap redundant • 700 W Titanium 200—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant | |
| Cooling Options | Air cooling | |
| Fans | • Up to 6 Standard (STD) fans, hot swappable | |
| Dimensions | • Height — 86.8 mm (3.41 inches) • Width — 481.6 mm (18.96 inches) • Depth — 837 mm (32.95 inches) | |
| Form Factor | 2U rack server | |
| Embedded Management | • iDRAC9 • iDRAC Direct • iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish • iDRAC Service Module | |
| Bezel | N/A | |
| OpenManage Software | • OpenManage Enterprise • OpenManage Power Manager plugin • OpenManage Service plugin • OpenManage Update Manager plugin • CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug in • OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter • OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center • OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center | |
| Mobility | OpenManage Mobile | |
| Tools | • iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish • IPMI • RACADM CLI • Dell System Update • Enterprise Catalogs • Dell Repository Manager | |
| OpenManage Integrations | • BMC Truesight • Microsoft System Center • OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow • Red Hat Ansible Modules • Terraform Providers • VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager | |
| Security | • Cryptographically signed firmware • Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs with local or external key mgmt) • Secure Boot • Secure Erase • Secured Component Verification (Hardware integrity check) • Silicon Root of Trust • System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter) • TPM 2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ | |
| Embedded NIC | 2 x 1 GbE LOM | |
| Network options | 1 x OCP card 3.0 (optional) | |
| GPU Options | Up to 2 x 75 W SW, 1 x 75 W SW + 1 x 150 W SW or 1 x 180 W DW | |
| Ports | Front Ports • 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port • 1 x USB 2.0 | Rear Ports • 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Ethernet port • 1 x USB 2.0 • 1 x USB 3.0 • 1 x VGA |
| Internal Ports • 1 x USB 3.0 (optional) | ||
| PCIe | Up to five PCIe slots: • Slot 1: 1 x16 Gen4 Low profile, Half length • Slot 2: 1 x8 (x16 connector) Gen4 Low profile, Half length or 1 x16 Gen4 Full height, Full length or 1 x16 Gen4 Full height, Half length • Slot 3: 1 x16 Gen4 Low profile, Half length or 1 x16 Gen4 Full height, Full length or 1 x16 Gen4 Full height, Half length • Slot 4: 1 x16 Gen4 Low profile, Half length • Slot 5: 1 x16 Gen4 Low profile, Half length Note: Slot 5 is dedicated for internal PERC card | |
| Operating System and Hypervisors | • Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS • Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V • Red Hat Enterprise Linux • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server • VMware ESXi | |
Spec Sheet 4
| Features | PowerEdge R760xd2 | PowerEdge R740xd2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processors | Up to two 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with up to 32 cores per processor. Support for up to 2 x 185W processors | Up to two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with up to 22 cores per processor. Support for up to 2 x 140W processors | |
| CPU interconnect | Intel® Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) @ 16 GT/s | Intel® Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) @ 10.4 GT/s | |
| Memory | Up to 16 x DDR5 RDIMMs DIMM Speed: Up to 4800 MT/s | Up to 16 x DDR4 RDIMMs DIMM Speed: Up to 3200 MT/s | |
| Storage Controllers | PERC 12: H965i | PERC H740P or HBA330 | |
| PERC 11: HBA355i, H755, H355 | |||
| External PERC: HBA355e, H965e | |||
| Drive Bays | Front: Up to 12 x 3.5 inch SAS/SATA Middle: Up to 12 x 3.5 inch SAS/SATA Rear: Up to 4 x 3.5 inch Universal or Up to 2 x 2.5 inch U.2 NVMe or 4 x E3.S NVMe |
Front: Up to 24 x 3.5 inch SAS/SATA Rear: Up to 2 x 3.5 inch SAS/SATA 3.5 inch or SSD |
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| Power Supplies | 15G/16G 60mm PSUs 48Vdc/1100W, 700W, 1100W, 1400W, 1800W | 750W, 1100W | |
| Cooling Options | Air cooled | Air cooled | |
| Fans | Up to 6 STD fans | Up to 6 HPR fans | |
| Dimension | H x W x D: 2U x 481.6 mm x 837 mm | H x W x D: 2U x 482 mm x 810.26 mm | |
| Form Factor | 2U | 2U | |
| Embedded Management | iDRAC9 Enterprise, Datacenter license options; OpenManage Enterprise and Plugins | iDRAC9 Enterprise, Datacenter license options; OpenManage Enterprise and Plugins | |
| OpenManage Software | ● OpenManage Enterprise ● OpenManage Power Manager plugin ● OpenManage Service plugin ● OpenManage Update Manager plugin ● CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug in ● OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter ● OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center ● OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center |
● OpenManage Enterprise ● OpenManage Power Center ● OpenManage Mobile |
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| Mobility | OpenManage Mobile | OpenManage Mobile | |
| Integrations and Connections | OpenManage Integrations ● BMC Truesight ● Microsoft System Center ● OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow ● Red Hat Ansible Modules ● Terraform Providers ● VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager |
Integrations: ● Microsoft® System Center ● VMware® vCenter™ ● BMC Truesight ● Red Hat Ansible Modules |
Connections: ● Nagios Core & Nagios XI ● Micro Focus Operations Manager i (OMi) ● IBM Tivoli Netcool/ OMNIbus ● IBM Tivoli® Network Manager IP Edition |
| Security | ● Cryptographically signed firmware ● Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs with local or external key mgmt) ● Secure Boot ● Secured Component Verification (Hardware integrity check) ● Secure Erase ● Silicon Root of Trust ● System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter) ● TPM 2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ |
● TPM 1.2/2.0, TCM 2.0 optional ● Cryptographically signed firmware ● Silicon Root of Trust ● Secure Boot ● System Lockdown (requires iDRAC Enterprise or Datacenter) |
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| Embedded NIC | 2 x 1 GbE LOM | 2 x 1 GbE LOM | |
| Networking Options | OCP 3.0 x8 (Optional) | OCP (Optional) | |
| GPU Options | Up to 2 x 75 W SW , 1 x 75 W SW + 1 x 150 W SW or 1 x180 W DW | None | |
| Ports | Front:1 x USB 2.0, 1x iDRAC Direct (Micro-USB) Rear: 1 x VGA, 1 x USB2.0 + 1 x USB3.0 Internal : USB3.0 ( Optional ) |
Front: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 managed (micro USB) + front VGA Rear: 1 x Gen2 + 1 x Gen3 USB Optional Internal USB | |
| PCIe | Up to 5 x PCIe Slots Gen4 (mix of LP, HL, FL, DW) | Up to 2 x PCIe Slots Gen3 | |
| Operating System and Hypervisors | ● Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS ● Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V ● Red Hat Enterprise Linux ● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ● VMware ESXi |
● Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS ● Citrix® Hypervisor ● Microsoft® Windows Server® LTSC with Hyper-V ● Oracle® Linux ● Red Hat® Enterprise Linux ● SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server ● VMware® ESXi |
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