DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2680 v3 2.5 GHz 12-core 512 GB DDR4 H730 2× 800 GB SSD

Dual 12-core Xeon server with 512 GB DDR4

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 processors running at 2.5 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo. It carries 512 GB of DDR4 2133 MHz registered ECC memory across 16 modules and includes a PERC H730 1 GB storage controller plus two 800 GB SATA SSDs. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management complete the package.

Suits virtualisation hosts needing many cores

This configuration fits midsize and large enterprise workloads such as data warehouses, e-commerce platforms, virtual desktop infrastructure, databases and high-performance computing data nodes. The 24 memory slots support up to 1.5 TB total capacity for future expansion. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets or storage interfaces beyond SATA and SAS should evaluate other platforms because the chassis maxes out at two CPUs and the controller handles SAS and SATA only.

PERC H730 controller with RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60

The single specification that decides fit is the Dell PERC H730 1 GB mini controller supporting RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. It manages the installed 800 GB SATA SSDs and any additional SATA or SAS drives in the eight 2.5-inch bays. Confirm that your storage plan works within these RAID options and the SAS/SATA interface before purchase.