DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2680 v4 2.4GHz 14-core 256GB DDR4 8x 2.4TB SAS H730

Dual-socket Xeon E5-2680 v4 server

This Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors. Each CPU provides 14 cores at 2.4 GHz with a 3.3 GHz turbo frequency. The system ships with 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules. Eight 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives connect through a PERC H730 1 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 8 Enterprise remote management complete the package.

Virtualisation and database workloads

The 28 total cores and large memory capacity suit virtualised environments, database servers and high-performance computing nodes. Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links handles heavy east-west traffic. Organisations that need GPU compute, more than 24 DIMM slots or a different drive interface should consider other platforms because the chassis provides eight 2.5-inch SAS bays and the memory controller is limited to DDR4.

PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache

The storage subsystem centres on the Dell PERC H730 controller with 1 GB of battery-backed cache. It manages the eight installed 2.4 TB SAS drives and supports pass-through mode for non-RAID configurations. This controller determines which RAID levels are available and whether the array can survive a power loss without data corruption. Buyers must confirm that the H730 feature set matches their redundancy and performance requirements before deployment.