DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2680 v4 2.4GHz 14C 768GB DDR4 8x 600GB SAS H730

Dual-socket Xeon 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors, each running at 2.40 GHz with 14 cores. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730 1 GB RAID controller. Eight 2.5-inch bays are populated with 600 GB 10 K SAS drives, and a quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections.

Virtualisation hosts needing dense memory

This configuration suits organisations that run heavily virtualised workloads, databases or VDI on a platform that supports up to 1.5 TB of DDR4 and hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Buyers who require more than eight drive bays, all-flash arrays or a single-socket design should evaluate other chassis options. The included iDRAC 8 Enterprise and redundant 750 W power supplies simplify remote management and uptime.

24 DIMM slots and 1.5 TB maximum DDR4 capacity

The motherboard provides 24 memory slots with a 1.5 TB ceiling, so the installed 768 GB leaves ample headroom for future expansion without replacing modules. Matching the DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC specification is essential; any other memory generation or unbuffered type will not function in this system.