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Silver 2U rack server with eight 2.5 inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2× E5-2630 v3 2.4 GHz 16 GB DDR4 2× 1 TB SATA H330

SKU CH-KV8R-NZXRD

2U rack server with dual Xeon E5-2630 v3 CPUs, 16 GB DDR4, two 1 TB SATA drives and H330 RAID controller

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeDual Intel Xeon
  • MAX Processors2
  • ChipsetIntel C610

Installed Memory Size 16GB

HDD 2 x 1TB

  • Dual eight-core Xeon processors deliver 16 physical cores for parallel workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory supports virtualisation density with 24 DIMM slots for expansion
  • Two 1 TB enterprise SATA drives provide mirrored storage through the H330 RAID controller
  • Redundant 750 W hot-swap power supplies maintain uptime during module replacement
  • Eight 2.5-inch hot-plug bays allow drive changes without service interruption

Dual Xeon rack server for virtualisation

The PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core processors running at 2.4 GHz. It ships with 16 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots and two 1 TB 7.2K SATA drives managed by a H330 RAID controller supporting levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. The platform targets organisations that need dense compute for virtualisation, database or internal application workloads in a standard rack footprint.

Redundant 750 W supplies and hot-swap bays

Two 750 W hot-swap power supplies provide redundancy so a single unit failure does not interrupt operation. The eight 2.5-inch hot-plug drive bays allow storage changes without powering down, while the DVD ROM remains available for legacy media. Fan speed is managed by iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller, adjusting airflow to match thermal load from the CPUs and drive array.

24 DIMM slots and seven PCIe 3.0 slots

The chassis offers 24 DDR4 slots, 12 per processor, enabling memory expansion up to the platform maximum. Seven PCIe 3.0 expansion slots plus a dedicated PERC slot accommodate additional network cards, GPU accelerators or storage controllers. A daughter card provides four 1 GbE ports with optional 10 GbE upgrades, and the front-panel iDRAC8 port gives remote console access for day-to-day administration.

Highlights

  • Dual eight-core Xeon processors deliver 16 physical cores for parallel workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory supports virtualisation density with 24 DIMM slots for expansion
  • Two 1 TB enterprise SATA drives provide mirrored storage through the H330 RAID controller
  • Redundant 750 W hot-swap power supplies maintain uptime during module replacement
  • Eight 2.5-inch hot-plug bays allow drive changes without service interruption

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelPowerEdge R730
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeDual Intel Xeon
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C610
Installed Memory Size16GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity16GB
Memory Features24 DIMM slots, 12 per processor. (4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB/128GB DDR4 up to 2400MT/s, actual memory speed dependent on the processor capability)
Number of Memory Slots24
Storage ControllerDell Perc H330 Controller
HDD InterfaceSATA
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
Max HDD Capacity64TB
Media DrivesDVD ROM
GPU TypeMatrox G200
Video Memory8MB
Remote ManagementiDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC8 Express (default), iDRAC8 Enterprise (upgrade) 8GB vFlash media (upgrade), 16GB vFlash media (upgrade)
LAN Ports4 x Ports
Expansion SlotsUp to 7 x PCIe 3.0 plus dedicated PERC slot
Operating SystemNo
Compatible/Certified OSMicrosoft Windows Small Business Server 2011/2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1/SP2, Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Solaris
Weight70.0000LBS

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Questions about this item

How do I install additional DDR4 memory in the 24 DIMM slots, and which population rule do people miss?

Fill all 12 slots per processor evenly; the system will not boot if a processor has empty slots while the other is fully populated.

Which component will need replacement first during continuous operation?

The 7.2K RPM 2.5-inch SATA drives are the mechanical parts most likely to wear out under sustained write workloads.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both Xeon E5-2630 v3 CPUs run at 2.4 GHz continuously?

The dual 750 W redundant supplies set the hard ceiling; sustained full load can approach their combined output capacity.

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