DELL PowerEdge R730 2U E5-2630v3 2.4GHz 128GB DDR4 H330 8x2.5

Dell PowerEdge R730 2U Server

This 2U rack server ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2630v3 eight-core processor running at 2.4 GHz and 128 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots. It includes a Dell PERC H330 12 Gbps RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60 and two 750 W redundant hot-swap power supplies. The chassis offers eight 2.5-inch hot-plug drive bays and a DVD-ROM drive. It is designed for virtualisation, database and general-purpose workloads in a compact form factor.

Target users and limitations

This system suits IT teams needing a dense, two-socket platform with high memory capacity and hardware RAID for traditional SAS or SATA drives. The four onboard 1 GbE ports handle standard network traffic, while seven PCIe 3.0 slots allow additional I/O expansion. Buyers who need more than eight front drive bays or integrated 10 GbE connectivity without add-in cards should consider other configurations.

Deciding specification

The installed memory reaches the maximum 128 GB supported by this single-processor configuration, so the system cannot accept additional RAM unless a second CPU is added. This limit determines whether the server can host the planned virtual machine density or in-memory database size without a processor upgrade.