DELL PowerEdge R730 rack server 2x Xeon E5-2699 v4 22-core 2.2GHz 64GB DDR4 8x 800GB SSD H730

Dual 22-core Xeon R730 for virtualisation

This new Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 processors, each running at 2.2 GHz with 22 cores. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across four modules and includes a PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache. Eight 800 GB SATA SSDs populate the front 2.5-inch bays, and dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Suits dense compute and VDI workloads

The twin 22-core CPUs and 24 DIMM slots supporting up to 1.5 TB make this platform a strong fit for virtual desktop infrastructure, database nodes and high-performance computing tasks. The quad-port network daughter card delivers two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links, while iDRAC 8 Enterprise handles remote management. Buyers who need more than two sockets or a different drive interface should consider other platforms.

22 cores per processor drives throughput

Each Xeon E5-2699 v4 provides 22 cores at 2.2 GHz base clock with a 3.6 GHz turbo frequency, giving 44 total cores across the system. This core count is the primary factor for parallel workloads such as virtualisation hosts or render farms. The LGA 2011-3 socket and C610 chipset limit upgrades to the same processor family.