Dell R720 and R720XD servers: lots of CPU power and RAM

Dell R720 and R720XD servers: lots of CPU power and RAM Introduction

Dell R720 and R720XD servers. Lots of CPU cores, up to 256GB RAM; R720XD can be an excellent NAS platform as they allow 12 x 3.5" + 2.5" drives installed in them. --- Excellent choice for virtualization or NAS -- Server 1: Dell R720 -- CPU: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2650 EIGHT core processors 16 cores / 32 CPU threads. - RAM: 64/128/256 Gb DDR3; - Storage: 8 x 2.5" bays; 1 x 300GB SAS HDD. H710 RAID card 6gbps - backplane is SATA compatible - you can add 8 x 2.5" SAS / SATA / SSD drives to expand the storage. All drive trays are included. Raid card can be set in IT mode to support TrueNAS / unRAID setups - Network: 4 x 1Gbps NICs -$210 w 64 GB RAM or $280 w 128GB or $400 w 256GB; *********** Server 2: Dell R720XD with 26 x 2.5" bays -- CPU: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2650 EIGHT core processors 16 cores / 32 CPU threads. -- RAM: 64 or 128 Gb DDR3 - Storage: 24+2 x 2.5" bays. 1 x 300GB SAS HDD. H710 RAID card 6gbps backplane is SATA compatible - you can add 26 x 2.5" SAS / SATA / SSD drives to expand the storage. All trays included; -$290 w 64GB; $350 w 128GB - Server 3: Dell R720XD with 12 x 3.5" + 2 x 2.5" bays -- CPU: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2650 EIGHT core processors 16 cores / 32 CPU threads. -- RAM: 64 or 128 Gb DDR3 - Storage: 12 x 3.5" + 2 x 2.5" bays. 1 x 300GB SAS HDD. H710 RAID card 6gbps backplane is SATA compatible - you can add 12 x 3.5" and 2 x 2.5" SAS / SATA / SSD drives to expand the storage. All trays included; -$320 w 64GB; - $400 w 128GB -- Pick up only SOUTH side --