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2U rack server
Processor | Max: 8 Cores2 x Intel Xeon E5-2600
Memory | Max: 768GB24 ECC DDR3 UDIMM/RDIMM/LRDIMM 1866Mhz
Storage | Max: 32TB8 LFF or 8, 16 SFF SAS/NL-SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD)
RAID Controller:S110 (SW RAID), H310, H710, H710P, H810, 6Gbps SAS HBA
NIC/LOM:4x 1GbE Broadcom 5720 BASE-T
Remote Management:iDRAC7 Express (default) with Lifecycle Controller
PCIe Slots:7 PCIe 3.0 slots:
One x16 full-length, full-height
Three x8 full-length, full-height
Three x8 half-length, half-height
2 x 300W (double wide) or
4 x 150W (single wide)
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Setting the standard for feature flexibility in a 2-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.
Designed to excel at running a wide range of applications and virtualization environments for both mid-size and large enterprises, the Dell PowerEdge R720 rack server is a general purpose platform with highly expandable memory (up to 768GB) and impressive I/O capabilities to match. With Intel Xeon E5-2600 processors, and the ability to support dual RAID controllers, the R720 can readily handle very demanding workloads, such as data warehouses, e-commerce, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), databases and high performance computing (HPC) as a data node.
Maximize your data center’s application capacity by expanding your virtual environment using the PowerEdge R720’s large memory footprint. Choose an industry-leading hypervisor and take advantage of our system management capability to manage both physical and virtual assets. The R720 can help maximize your virtual machines’ uptime with redundant failsafe hypervisors. Finally, Dell’s Virtual Integrated System (VIS) solution lets you enable complex virtualization environments in just a few mouse clicks.
Keep pace with the explosion of data in the virtual age with the flexible, powerful I/O and storage capabilities of the R720. Up to 16 internal hard drives and integrated PCI Express 3.0-capable expansion slots greatly increase your capacity, while optional hot-plug, front-access PCIe SSDs (up to 4) enable performance-enhancing, in-box storage tiering. Moreover, Dell Select Network Adapters, our flexible NIC technology, let you choose the right network fabric to match your needs without using up a valuable PCIe slot.
Boost the performance of your HPC or VDI environment by combining the PowerEdge R720’s memory density with an optional GPU accelerator (some with over 500 cores). Choose from a range of GPU options for greater assisted performance.
Dramatically boost application performance with the latest Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 or E5-2600v2 product family and up to 24 dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs). Built with 22-nanometer process technology and up to 12 cores per processor, it enables super-fast processing for compute-intensive tasks.
Enhance your data center performance with the balanced, scalable I/O capabilities of the PowerEdge R720 — including integrated PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0-capable expansion slots.
Tailor your network throughout to match your application needs with features that allow you to take full advantage of your additional I/O performance.
Maximize your efficiency in demanding virtualization, databases and enterprise resource planning (ERP) workloads for midsize and large enterprises with the PowerEdge R720 rack server.
Experience easy lifecycle manageability with intelligent hardware-driven systems administration, extensive power management and other innovative management tools.
Employ the newest Dell server technology, with high-density memory, balanced I/O and the latest processors, for your enterprise virtualization and business processing environments.
Maintain high-level data center productivity, security and maintenance with next-generation reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features within the R720 infrastructure.
Keep pace and effectively manage exponential data growth with flexible I/O (input/output) and storage options, including Express Flash PCIe technology in the PowerEdge R720 rack server.
The PowerEdge R720 supports one custom network daughter card (NDC), as part of the Select the Network Adapters family, to house the complete LOM subsystem. There are two form factors of Select Network Adapters — one for blade servers and one for rack servers. The rack NDC options supported on the R720 and R720xd include a selection of 1GbE and 10GbE port cards, such as 1000 Base-T, 10Gb Base-T, and 10Gb SFP+

The R720 provides greatly expanded PCIe slot capability over their predecessor servers. This is made possible by the 40 PCIe lanes available from each processor in the system. Two processors are required in the system to enable all PCIe slots. The R720 have been designed to be PCIe 3.0 compliant in order to take full advantage of the processor capabilities.
- One x16 full-length, full-height
- Three x8 full-length, full-height
- Three x8 half-length, half-height
The R720 can support two 300W, full-length, double-wide GPUs or up to four 150W, full-length, single-wide GPUs. Each GPU can support up to 6GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory and is either actively or passively cooled. The GPUs are installed on the PCIe x16 2.0 interfaces available on riser 2 and GPU-optional riser 3. A system must have the optional riser 3 with a single x16 slot to support more than two GPUs.
The following GPU restrictions for the R720 are enforced by the order validator:
- Requires two processors
- Processors must be 115W or less
- Maximum of two double-wide GPUs (since they take up two slots)
- Maximum of four single-wide GPUs
- All GPUs must be same type and model
- GPUs require a redundant 1100W power supply and GPU enablement kit
- PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide
- Two double-wide GPUs require the optional riser 3 with a single x16 slot
- Four single-wide GPUs cannot occupy optional riser 3 with a single x16 slot
- Dell PowerVault RD1000 backup unit not supported
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| Features | PowerEdge R720 technical specification | |
|---|---|---|
| Form factor | 2U rack | |
| Processors | Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family | |
| Processor sockets | 2 | |
| Internal interconnect | 2 x Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links; 6.4 GT/s; 7.2 GT/s; 8.0 GT/s | |
| Cache | 2.5MB per core; core options: 2, 4, 6, 8 Chipset Intel C600 | |
| Memory | Up to 768GB (24 DIMM Slots): 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 up to 1600MT/s | |
| I/O slots | 7 PCIe slots: One x16 full-length, full-height Three x8 full-length, full-height Three x8 half-length, half-height | |
| 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 |
| Drive bays | Up to eight 3.5 drives or up to sixteen 2.5 drives | |
| Maximum internal storage | 32TB | |
| 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) 3.5 SAS (15K), nearline SAS (7.2K), SATA (7.2K) Self-encrypting drives available | |
| Embedded NIC | Broadcom 5720 Quad Port 1GbE BASE-T (no TOE or iSCSI offload) 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) 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 | |
| Power supply | Auto-ranging Titanium efficiency, hot-plug redundant 750W AC power supply; Auto-ranging Platinum efficiency, hot-plug redundant 495W, 750W or 1100W AC power supply; 1100W DC power supply | |
| 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 | |
| Remote management | iDRAC7 with Lifecycle Controller iDRAC7 Express (default), iDRAC7 Enterprise (upgrade option) 8GB vFlash media (upgrade option), 16GB vFlash media (upgrade optional) | |
| Systems management | IPMI 2.0 compliant Dell OpenManage Essentials and Dell Management Console Dell OpenManage Power Center Dell OpenManage Connections: Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center Dell plug-in for VMware vCenter HP Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli Netcool , and CA Network and Systems Management | |
| 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 | |
| Operating systems | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, x64 (includes Hyper-V v2) Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Virtualization options: Citrix XenServer VMware vSphere including ESX and ESXi Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization For more information on the specific versions and additions, visit Dell.com/OSsupport. |
Spec Sheet 4
| Feature | PowerEdge R710 | PowerEdge R720 | PowerEdge R720xd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis | 2U rack | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Processors | Intel Xeon processors 5500 and 5600 series | Intel Xeon processor E5- 2600 or E5-2600 v2 product families | Intel Xeon processor E5- 2600 or E5-2600 v2 product families |
| Internal interconnect | Intel QuickPath Interconnect | Intel QuickPath Interconnect | Intel QuickPath Interconnect |
| Memory | 18 DDR3 RDIMM and UDIMM Up to 288GB | 24 x DDR3 RDIMM, UDIMM and LRDIMM Up to 768GB | 24 x DDR3 RDIMM, UDIMM and LRDIMM Up to 768GB |
| Hard drive bays (hot plug) | Up to eight 2.5” or six 3.5” | Up to 16 2.5“ or eight 3.5” | Up to 24 2.5“+ two 2.5” or 12 3.5” + two 2.5” |
| RAID controllers | PERC 6/i, SAS 6/iR, PERC 6/E, H200, H700, H800 | PERC S110, H310, H710, H710P, H810 (external); supports multiple (2) internal RAID controllers | PERC H310, H710, H710P, H810 (external) |
| PCIe slots | 4 PCIe 2.0 | 6 PCIe 3.0 | 6 PCIe 3.0 |
| Express Flash drives | Not supported | Up to 4 | Not supported |
| Embedded NICs | 4 1GbE with optional TOE | Select Network Adapter: minimum configuration of 4 1Gb Optional: 2 x 10GbE | Select Network Adapter: minimum configuration of 4 1Gb Optional: 2 x 10GbE |
| Power supplies | Hot-plug, redundant power supply units: 570W or 870W | Hot-plug, redundant power supply units: 495W, 750W, 1100W, 1100W DC | Hot-plug, redundant power supply units: 495W, 750W, 1100W, or 1100W DC |
| Power efficiency | Gold | Titanium | Titanium |
| Dell OpenManage systems management | Dell OpenManage Lifecycle Controller 1.x iDRAC6 (Express or Enterprise) with Lifecycle Controller 1.x |
OpenManage Essentials OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center (requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller) OpenManage Integrations and Connections iDRAC7 Express with Lifecycle Controller (standard option) |
OpenManage Essentials OMSA Agent OpenManage Power Center (requires iDRAC7 Enterprise with Lifecycle Controller) OpenManage Integrations and Connections iDRAC7 Express with Lifecycle Controller (standard option) |
| Internal GPU | Not supported | 2 x 300W (double wide) or 4 x 150W (single wide) |
Not supported |
| Availability | Hot-plug drives Hot-plug redundant cooling Hot-plug redundant PSUs |
Hot-plug drives Hot-plug redundant cooling Hot-plug redundant PSUs Internal dual SD module |
Hot-plug drives Hot-plug redundant cooling Hot-plug redundant PSUs Internal dual SD module |





































