DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2699 v4 2.2GHz 22-core 64GB DDR4 8x 300GB SAS H730

Dual 22-core Xeon server

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack system equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 processors running at 2.2 GHz with a 3.6 GHz turbo. Each CPU provides 22 cores for a total of 44 threads across two LGA 2011-3 sockets. The system ships with 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory installed in four 16 GB modules at 2400 MHz. It is designed for midsize and large enterprise workloads such as databases, virtual desktop infrastructure and high-performance computing data nodes.

Suits virtualisation; not for flash-only builds

This server suits organisations that need dense compute capacity and SAS redundancy in a 2U form factor. The eight 300 GB 10K SAS drives and PERC H730 controller support RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with battery-backed cache. Buyers who need more than 2.5-inch drive bays, more than 64 GB of memory out of the box, or a single-socket configuration should look at something else.

PERC H730 1 GB SAS controller

The storage subsystem centres on the Dell PERC H730 1 GB mini controller operating at 12 Gb/s for both SAS and SATA devices. It manages the eight installed 300 GB 10K SAS drives and provides hardware RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. This controller determines how many drives can be addressed and which RAID options are available.