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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel and eight 2.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 2U 8-Bay 2x E5-2640 v3 512GB DDR4 H730 2x 300GB SAS

SKU CH-ZXS0-QMH7S

2U rack server with dual 8-core Xeon processors at 2.6 GHz, 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730 RAID controller, two 300 GB 10K SAS drives, quad-port 1/10 GbE networking.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 512GB

HDD 2 x 300GB 10K SAS

  • Dual 8-core Xeon processors at 2.6 GHz handle heavy multi-threaded workloads
  • 512 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory supports large virtualisation and database deployments
  • PERC H730 1 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 for data protection
  • Quad-port networking with dual 1 GbE and dual 10 Gb SFP+ links
  • iDRAC 8 Enterprise provides full remote management and monitoring

Dell PowerEdge R730 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server built for midsize and large enterprise workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 2.6 GHz 8-core processors and 512 GB of DDR4 2133 MHz registered ECC memory across 16 slots. The system includes a PERC H730 1 GB RAID controller, two 300 GB 10K SAS drives, and a quad-port network daughter card with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports.

Suited for virtualisation and database clusters

This configuration suits organisations running virtual desktop infrastructure, database nodes, or high-performance computing tasks that benefit from dual-socket Xeon performance and large memory capacity. The 24 DIMM slots support up to 1.5 TB of DDR4, and iDRAC8 Enterprise provides full remote management. Buyers who need solid-state storage tiers, GPU compute density, or more than two processor sockets should evaluate other platforms.

512 GB DDR4 installed memory

The single specification that decides fit is the 512 GB of installed DDR4 registered ECC memory across 16 populated slots. This capacity determines whether the server can hold your working set for virtualisation, in-memory databases, or HPC data nodes without immediate expansion. Verify your application memory footprint against this figure before purchasing.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $1,706.99
Cheaper than about 54% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Video RAM 8 MB
Typical for this category: the median of 8,309 items is 0.01 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge R730
Model nameR730
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count8-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.6 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1.5 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 1 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Connectivity
Network controllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slots1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot, Single Riser Included (Riser 3)
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Software
Operating systemNo

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Questions about this item

How do I install the 16 DDR4 memory modules into the 24 slots, and which population rule do people miss?

Fill all 16 slots evenly across both CPU memory controllers — eight per processor — following the R730 balanced-channel sequence so each Xeon sees identical capacity and rank count.

What component will need replacement first under continuous operation?

The two 300 GB 10K SAS drives and the PERC H730 controller battery are the only moving or chemical parts; plan to swap the battery at its rated cycle life and monitor drive SMART data for reallocated sectors.

What limit appears first when the dual Xeon E5-2640 v3 run at 3.4 GHz turbo under sustained load?

The 750 W platinum power supplies and 2U cooling set the practical ceiling; once combined CPU package draw reaches the platform power budget, the firmware caps turbo duration to stay within thermal and electrical headroom.

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