Dell PowerEdge R730 2U E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 64GB DDR4 H330 8x3.5

2U rack server for virtualization clusters

The Dell PowerEdge R730 fits in a 2U rack space and ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 ten-core processor running at 2.3 GHz. Sixty-four gigabytes of DDR4 memory are installed across the 24 DIMM slots, leaving room for a second CPU and additional modules. The PERC H330 controller manages up to eight hot-plug 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60 support. Dual 750-watt redundant power supplies and a DVD-ROM complete the baseline configuration.

Memory ceiling at 64 GB with one CPU

The system arrives with 64 GB already populated, which matches the listed maximum for this single-processor setup. Adding the second Xeon unlocks the full 1536 GB capacity across all 24 slots, but until then the installed modules represent the practical limit. Eight drive bays accept 3.5-inch media, so raw storage scales with the drives you supply, while the H330’s 12 Gbps SAS link keeps the array from becoming a bottleneck for typical virtualization or file-serving workloads.

Redundant power and remote management built in

Two hot-swap 750-watt supplies share the load, so a single failure does not take the server offline. The iDRAC8 Express controller provides out-of-band access for power cycling, console redirection and firmware updates without walking to the rack. A dedicated PERC slot leaves all seven PCIe 3.0 slots free for additional NICs, HBAs or accelerators, and the four onboard 1 GbE ports handle management and production traffic from day one.