Specification Sheet

Designed to excel at running a wide range of
applications and virtualization environments for
both midsized and large enterprises, the PowerEdge
R720 rack server is a general purpose platform
with highly expandable memory (up to 768GB)
and impressive I/O capabilities to match. With the
Intel
®
Xeon
®
processor E5-2600 or E5-2600 v2
product families and the ability to support dual
RAID controllers, the R720 can readily handle the
demands of data warehouses, e-commerce, virtual
desktop infrastructure (VDI), databases and high-
performance computing (HPC) as a data node.
Manage data overload
Keep pace with the explosion of data in the virtual
age with the exible, powerful I/O and storage
capabilities of the R720. Up to 16 internal hard drives
and integrated PCI Express
®
(PCIe) 3.0-capable
expansion slots greatly increase your capacity,
while optional hot-plug, front-access PCIe SSDs
(up to four) enable performance-enhancing, in-
box storage tiering. Moreover, Dell Select Network
Adapters, our exible NIC technology, let you
choose the right network fabric to match your needs
without using up a valuable PCIe slot.
Accelerate the solution
Boost the performance of your HPC or VDI
environment by combining the PowerEdge R720’s
memory density with an optional GPU accelerator
(some with more than 500 cores). Choose from
a range of GPU options for greater assisted
performance.
Virtualize more with the R720
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.
Enterprise-wide systems
management
PowerEdge embedded management technology,
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7)
with Lifecycle Controller, helps IT administrators
manage Dell servers in physical, virtual, local and
remote environments — agent-free or with a
systems management software agent installed.
iDRAC7 Enterprise features include a multi-
administrator virtual console, virtual media and
remote le share that enable IT admins to operate
servers “as if they were there,” ensuring secure
access to servers from anywhere in the world.
OpenManage™ Essentials, a comprehensive
monitoring and management console available
as a no-charge software download, simplies and
automates basic hardware management tasks while
Dell SupportAssist helps you maintain a healthy and
productive environment.
PowerEdge R720
PowerEdge R720
• 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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Dell PowerEdgeR720isbuilttoruncomplexworkloadsusingitshighlyscalable
memory,I/Ocapacityandexiblenetworkoptions.
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