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Dell PowerEdge R720
12th Generation 2U Rackmount Servers
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The Dell PowerEdge R720 is Dell's 12th generation two-socket, 2U Xeon server that is massively expandable with state of-the-art feature flexibility. The PowerEdge 720 incorporates an amazing amount of computing power into a 2U chassis that can dramatically boost application performance. 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. The PowerEdge R720 is built to run complex workloads using its highly scalable memory, I/O capacity and flexible network options. The newest generation of the PowerEdge family is engineered with the right combination of features and performance scalability to handle your business needs.

Helpful features include:

  • High-performance processing - Experience outstanding performance for server applications with the multi-core Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 processor. Combine this with up to 24 DIMMs and you can maximize the number of virtual machines per server and gain fast results for your virtualized environment.
  • Manage data overload - 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.
  • Dell's Virtual Integrated System™ -Accelerate new server deployment, save administration resources and simplify everyday tasks with agent-free embedded management. Enable complex virtualization environments in just a few mouse clicks with Dell's Virtual Integrated System™ (VIS) solution. Enhance the productivity of your virtualization environment with redundant failsafe hypervisors, and automatically protect your valuable data with the R720 self-encrypting disk options.
Dell PowerEdge R720
Technical Specifications
Form Factor:
2U Rackmount Server
Processors:
Intel® Xeon ® processor E5-2600 product family

Processor Socket: 2

Internal Interconnect: 2 x Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links; 6.4 GT/s; 7.2 GT/s; 8.0 GT/s
Chipset:
Intel C600
Memory:
Up to 768GB (24 DIMM Slots): 2GB/4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR3 up to 1600MHz

Cache: 2.5MB per core; core options: 2, 4, 6, 8
I/O channels:
7 PCIe slots:
One x16 full-length, full-height
Three x8 full-length, full-height
Three x8 half-length, half-height
Drive controller:
PERC S110 (SW RAID)
PERC H310
PERC H710
PERC H710P
RAID controller:
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:
24TB
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
NIC:
Broadcom® Quad Port 1GbE BASE-T (no TOE or iSCSI offload)
Intel Quad Port 1GbE BASE-T (no TOE or iSCSI offload)
Intel Dual Port 10GbE BASE-T with 2 x 1GbE (FCoE capability enabled on the 10GbE ports)
Broadcom Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ with 2 x 1GbE (TOE and iSCSI offload available on 10GbE ports)
Power:
Platinum efficiency 495W, 750W or Platinum+ efficiency 1100W power supplies
Auto-ranging power supplies

More information can be found on the official Dell PowerEdge R720 Specs PDF.

PowerEdge R720

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