DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2620 v3 2.4GHz 256GB DDR4 2×800GB SSD H730

Rack server for virtualisation and databases

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server built for midsize and large enterprise workloads such as data warehouses, e-commerce, virtual desktop infrastructure and high-performance computing nodes. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 processors, each running at 2.40 GHz with six cores and a 3.2 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 256 GB of DDR4 2133 MHz registered ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules and a PERC H730 1 GB storage controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60.

Suits consolidation projects needing dense memory

This configuration fits IT teams consolidating virtual machines or running memory-heavy databases where the 24 DIMM slots allow growth to 1.5 TB. The quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections out of the box, while iDRAC 8 Enterprise gives full remote management. Buyers who need more than two processors, GPU expansion slots or storage interfaces beyond SAS and SATA will not find those capabilities in this chassis.

24 DDR4 slots enable 1.5 TB maximum memory

The single specification that decides fit is the 24 memory slots paired with a 1.5 TB ceiling. If the target workload demands more than 256 GB today or a clear path beyond 1.5 TB tomorrow, this platform cannot satisfy it; otherwise the headroom supports most virtualisation and database growth plans.