New technologies
Table 1. New technologies in R740 and R740xd
New technology Detailed description
Intel Xeon processor scalable
family
The Intel Xeon processor scalable family has advanced features that deliver exceptional performance
and value. See the Processors section.
Intel C620 series chipset The R740 and R740xd systems incorporates the Intel Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chip.
2666MT/s DDR4 memory The Intel Xeon processor scalable family support 2666 MT/s memory. The R740 and R740xd supports
two DIMMs per channel at 2666 MT/s with these processors. See the Memory section for details.
Next-generation PERC options The R740 and R740xd support new PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) cards with improved
functionality and faster performance. See the Storage section.
iDRAC 9 with Lifecycle
Controller
The new embedded system management solution features hardware and rmware inventory and
alerting, in-depth memory alerting, faster performance, a dedicated gigabit port and many more
features. See the iDRAC section.
Wireless management The QuickSync 2.0 feature is an extension of Near-eld communication(NFC ) based low bandwidth
Quick sync interface in PowerEdge R730. QuickSync 2.0 will oer feature parity with previous
generation server's NFC interface to improve user experience. To extend this QuickSync feature to
wide variety of Mobile OS's with higher data throughput, the QuickSync 2.0 version replaces the
previous generation server's NFC technology with wireless at-the-box system management.
LCD bezel The R740 and R740xd LCD control panel will be embedded in the system front bezel for easy access
and management. See the LCD bezel section.
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