DELL PowerEdge R730 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon E5-2680 v4 2.4GHz 14-Core 64GB DDR4 2x 300GB HDD

Dual Xeon 14-core rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack-mount server system built for midsize and large enterprise workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors, each running at 2.4 GHz with 14 cores and a 3.3 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 64 GB of DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across four 16 GB modules. A PERC H730 1 GB storage controller provides RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 support with battery-backed cache.

Virtualisation and database nodes

This server suits organisations running virtual desktop infrastructure, database clusters, data-warehouse nodes or high-performance computing tasks that benefit from 28 total cores and large memory capacity. The 24 DIMM slots allow expansion up to 1.5 TB of DDR4. Buyers who need solid-state storage, higher single-thread clock speeds, or GPU-accelerated compute should evaluate alternative platforms.

2.5-inch SAS drive bays

The chassis provides eight hot-swap 2.5-inch bays wired for SAS and SATA drives through the H730 controller. Two 300 GB 10K SAS drives are installed, leaving six bays free for additional capacity or RAID redundancy. The SAS backplane and controller combination determines which drive types can be added without extra cabling or adapters.