DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2620 v3 2.4GHz 6-core 64GB DDR4 8× 800GB SSD H730

Built for dense virtualization and storage workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server with two Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 processors, each running at 2.4 GHz with six cores. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730 RAID controller managing eight 800 GB SATA SSDs. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC8 Enterprise provide redundancy and remote management out of the box.

Suits teams consolidating databases

Organisations running memory-intensive virtual machines or local storage arrays will match the 1.5 TB maximum memory ceiling and twelve-gigabit SAS/SATA backplane. Buyers who require more than two sockets, larger drive counts than eight bays, or a newer processor generation should evaluate alternative platforms because this chassis is limited to dual LGA 2011-3 CPUs and the installed drive population.

The PERC H730 controller

It supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, letting administrators tune redundancy and performance for the eight installed SSDs. If a workload demands a different RAID feature set or controller interface, the fixed H730 mini card cannot be swapped for another model.