Dell PowerEdge R720 User Manual

13 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide
3 Chassis views and features
The Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd implement a new chassis design which supports an increased
number of DIMMs, PCIe slots, and hard drives, relative to their predecessor servers. The following
sections provide external and internal views of the systems and describe the chassis features.
For information on features and descriptions for these systems, see the Dell PowerEdge R720 and
R720xd Owner's Manual on Dell.com/Support/Manuals.
Chassis views
The R720 and R720xd are available in several chassis options with varying numbers of drive bays.
Note: A chassis cannot be reconfigured or upgraded after point of purchase.
R720 front views
The R720 supports up to 16 2.5-inch or up to 8 3.5-inch front-accessible, hot-plug hard drives that
are secured by a removable front bezel. Other front-panel features include an interactive LCD
control panel, 2 USB connectors, a video connector, and a vFlash media card slot.
Figure 1. R720 front view (2.5” chassis with bezel)
Figure 2. R720 front view (2.5” chassis without bezel)

Dell PowerEdge R720 Specifications

General

Tcase	77.4 °C
Bus type	QPI
Stepping	C2
FSB Parity	No
Scalability	2S
Processor cache	15 MB
Processor cores	6
Processor model	E5-2620
System bus rate	7.2 GT/s
Processor series	Intel Xeon E5-2600
Processor socket	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Processor threads	12
Processor codename	Sandy Bridge EP
Motherboard chipset	Intel C600
Number of QPI links	2
Processor frequency	2 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor package size	52.5 x 45.0 mm
Processor front side bus	- MHz
Processor boost frequency	2.5 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithography	32 nm
PCI Express configurations	x4, x8, x16
Supported instruction sets	AVX
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 W
Number of processors installed	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	25
Physical Address Extension (PAE)	46 bit
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	40
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channels supported by processor	Quad
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	800, 1066, 1333 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	42.6 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	750 GB
HDD size	2.5 \
Optical drive type	DVD-RW
Total storage capacity	- GB
Maximum storage capacity	32 TB
Number of HDDs installed	-
Number of HDDs supported	8
Memory slots	24x DIMM
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	768 GB
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Power supply	750 W
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 \\r Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials\\r Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 \\r Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server\\r Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Chassis type	Rack (2U)
Processor ARK ID	64594
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	1.0
Intel Secure Key Technology version	1.00
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	0.00

Weight and Dimensions

Width	- mm