It might work, but it would not be a supported configuration. All of the memory in 1,2,3,4 should be the same. The R720 should have the flexible memory feature, this allows unsupported/non-optimal configurations that are supported by the memory controller, so the configuration will likely work.
When memory is mixed the way you suggest it will switch to single channel mode. The R720 is quad-channel, so 1,2,3,4 is a group of interleaved memory banks spread across four channels. If you mix memory sizes within slots 1,2,3,4 it should switch to single channel mode. You would lose the performance benefit of interleaving.
The memory groupings are color coded:
1,2,3,4 - white 5,6,7,8 - black 9,10,11,12 - green
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It might work, but it would not be a supported configuration. All of the memory in 1,2,3,4 should be the same. The R720 should have the flexible memory feature, this allows unsupported/non-optimal configurations that are supported by the memory controller, so the configuration will likely work.
When memory is mixed the way you suggest it will switch to single channel mode. The R720 is quad-channel, so 1,2,3,4 is a group of interleaved memory banks spread across four channels. If you mix memory sizes within slots 1,2,3,4 it should switch to single channel mode. You would lose the performance benefit of interleaving.
The memory groupings are color coded:
1,2,3,4 - white
5,6,7,8 - black
9,10,11,12 - green
http://www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals/
Thanks