Dell External OEMR XL R720XD - PowerEdge R710, R720, and R720 xd Comparison; Feature Comparison Table

10 PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Technical Guide
The PowerEdge R720 and R720xd are replacements for the predecessor R710 system, three systems
which are compared in Table 3. For the latest information on supported features, visit Dell.com.
Feature
PowerEdge R710
PowerEdge R720 (new)
PowerEdge R720xd (new)
Chassis
2U rack
2U rack
2U rack
Processors
Intel
®
Xeon
®
processors 5500
and 5600 series
Intel Xeon processor E5-2600
product family
Intel Xeon processor E5-2600
product family
Front Side Bus (FSB)
Intel QuickPath Interconnect
Intel QuickPath Interconnect
Intel QuickPath Interconnect
Memory
1
18 x 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 8 x 2.5” or 6 x 3.5”
Up to 16 x 2.5“ or 8 x 3.5”
Up to 24 x 2.5“+ 2 x 2.5” or 12 x
3.5” + 2 x 2.5”
RAID controller
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)
PCI slots
4 PCIe 2.0
7 PCIe 3.0
6 PCIe 3.0
Express Flash drives
2
Not supported
Up to 4
Not supported
Onboard NICs
4 x 1GbE with optional TOE
Select Network Adapter:
minimum configuration of
4 x 1Gb, 10GbE (optional)
Select Network Adapter:
minimum configuration of
4 x 1Gb, 10GbE (optional)
Power supplies
Hot-plug, redundant power
supply units: 570W or 870W
Hot-plug, redundant power
supply units: 495W, 750W,
1100W, 1100W DC
1
Hot-plug, redundant power
supply units: 495W, 750W,
1100W, or 1100W DC
2
Power efficiency
Gold
Platinum
Platinum
Systems
management
Dell OpenManage™
Dell Management Console
Lifecycle Controller 1.x
Dell OpenManage Essentials
Dell Management Console
Lifecycle Controller 2.x
OpenManage Power Center
Dell OpenManage Essentials
Dell Management Console
Lifecycle Controller 2.x
OpenManage Power Center
Remote
management
iDRAC6 (Express or Enterprise)
with Lifecycle Controller 1.x
iDRAC7 (Express or Enterprise)
with Lifecycle Controller 2.x
iDRAC7 (Express or Enterprise)
with Lifecycle Controller 2.x
Internal GPU
Not supported
2 x 300W (double wide) or
4 x 150W (single wide)
Not supported
Availability
Hot-plug drives,
redundant cooling,
hot-plug, redundant power
supply units,
internal SD module
Hot-plug drives,
hot-plug redundant cooling,
hot-plug redundant power
supply units,
internal dual SD module
Hot-plug drives,
hot-plug redundant cooling,
hot-plug redundant power
supply units,
internal dual SD module
1
GB means 1 billion bytes and TB means 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating
environment and will be less
2
Available Q2 2012