DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10-core 768GB DDR4 8× 800GB SSD H730

Dual-socket Xeon 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack-mounted server system built for midsize and large enterprise workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors, each running at 2.6 GHz with 10 cores and a 3.3 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 768 GB of DDR4 2133 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730 storage controller with 1 GB cache. Eight 800 GB SATA SSDs populate the 2.5-inch drive bays, and dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Virtualisation and database nodes

This configuration suits organisations running virtual desktop infrastructure, database clusters, or high-performance computing data nodes that benefit from high core counts and large memory capacity. The quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections for flexible fabric integration. Buyers who need GPU acceleration or more than two processors should look elsewhere because the chassis supports a maximum of two sockets and lacks GPU mounting provisions.

PERC H730 RAID controller with battery

The installed Dell PERC H730 controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through mode, backed by a battery to protect cached writes during power loss. It manages the eight SATA SSDs over a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA interface and can address additional drives if the chassis is expanded. The controller choice determines which drive types and RAID topologies are available, making it the key specification to verify against application requirements.