Dell PowerEdge R760: Specs, Technical Overview & Key Features
- Zo Jakab
- Sep 24, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 5
The Dell PowerEdge R760, a 16th-generation 2U rackmount server, is the larger sibling of the 1U R660. It supports up to two 4th-Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (socket LGA4677), each with up to 56 cores and 128 threads, 350W TDP, and Intel QuickAssist Technology. With 12 memory channels per CPU and 32 DDR5 DIMM slots, it delivers up to 8 TB of registered ECC memory running at speeds up to 4800 MT/s.
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Built for mixed workloads, databases, VDI, and AI inference, the R760 can host up to 24 NVMe drives and supports EDSFF E3.S Gen5 SSDs, while its U.2 NVMe bays are limited to Gen4. SATA and SAS drives are also supported through Dell PERC RAID controllers.
Technical Specifications - Dell PowerEdge R760
Processor - Dell PowerEdge R760
Up to two 4th-Gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs
Up to 56 cores each, 350 W TDP (max)
Socket LGA4677, Intel QAT (optional)
Memory - Dell PowerEdge R760
32 DDR5 RDIMM slots (ECC Registered only)
Up to 8 TB total capacity
Up to 4800 MT/s speeds
12 channels per CPU (24 total)
Storage & Controllers - Dell PowerEdge R760
Internal: PERC H965i, H755, H755N, H355, HBA355i
Boot: BOSS-N1 (HWRAID for 2× M.2 NVMe SSDs or USB)
External: HBA355e
Software RAID: S160
-> Supports NVMe Gen5 (E3.S), Gen4 (U.2), SAS and SATA drives
-> E3.S configurations require dedicated backplane and midplane
Drive Bays - Dell PowerEdge R760
Front:
Up to 12× 3.5-inch (240 TB max)
Up to 8× 2.5-inch (122.88 TB max)
Up to 16× 2.5-inch (245.76 TB max)
Up to 24× 2.5-inch (368.64 TB max)
Rear:
Up to 2× 2.5-inch (30.72 TB max)
Up to 4× 2.5-inch (61.44 TB max)
GPU and Accelerators - Dell PowerEdge R760
Up to 2× 350 W double-width GPUs (e.g., NVIDIA L40, A100, A30)
Up to 6× 75 W single-width GPUs
Supports NVIDIA BlueField DPUs (via OCP 3.0 slot)
Power Supplies - Dell PowerEdge R760
2800 W Titanium (200–240 VAC / HVDC)
2400 W Platinum (100–240 VAC / HVDC)
1800 W Titanium (200–240 VAC / HVDC)
1400 W Platinum (100–240 VAC / HVDC)
1100 W Titanium (100–240 VAC / HVDC)
1100 W LVDC (–48 to –60 VDC)
800 W Platinum (100–240 VAC / HVDC)
700 W Titanium (200–240 VAC / HVDC)
All hot-swap and redundant.
Cooling and Fans - Dell PowerEdge R760
Standard air cooling or optional Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) -> DLC requires rack manifolds and a cooling distribution unit (CDU)
STD / Silver (HPR) / Gold (VHP) hot-plug fans (up to 6)
Dimensions and Form Factor - Dell PowerEdge R760
H: 86.8 mm (3.41 in) W: 482 mm (18.97 in) D: 772 mm (30.4 in)
2U rackmount form factor
Management and Automation - Dell PowerEdge R760
iDRAC9 with Quick Sync 2, Redfish API, and Service Module
Supports Enterprise and Datacenter licenses for telemetry streaming, remote power capping, and SEKM
OpenManage Enterprise suite, VMware vCenter integration, ServiceNow, Ansible, Terraform, CloudIQ, and mobile apps
Networking - Dell PowerEdge R760
2× 1 GbE LOM (optional)
1× OCP 3.0 slot (optional, supports up to 100 GbE NICs)
Supports Broadcom, Intel, and NVIDIA/Mellanox adapters
Security - Dell PowerEdge R760
TPM 2.0 (FIPS / CC / NationZ)
Silicon Root of Trust, Secure Boot, Secure Erase, System Lockdown
Data-at-Rest Encryption (SEDs) with local or external key management
Secured Component Verification (Hardware integrity check)
PCIe Expansion - Dell PowerEdge R760
Up to eight slots (Gen4 and Gen5 depending on riser configuration)
Gen5 bandwidth available on select CPU and riser combinations
Ports - Dell PowerEdge R760
Front: 1× iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB), 1× USB 2.0, 1× VGA
Rear: 1× Dedicated iDRAC LAN, 1× USB 2.0, 1× USB 3.0, 1× VGA, 1× Serial (optional)
Internal: 1× USB 3.0 (optional)
Operating Systems - Dell PowerEdge R760
Ubuntu Server LTS, Microsoft Windows Server (Hyper-V)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi(See Dell.com/OSsupport for details)
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