DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2680 v3 2.5 GHz 12-core 768 GB DDR4 8× 2.4 TB SAS H730

Dual Xeon E5-2680 v3 2U server

This Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 processors, each running at 2.5 GHz with 12 cores and a 3.3 GHz turbo frequency. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory installed across 24 slots and a maximum capacity of 1.5 TB. The chassis holds eight 2.4 TB SAS hard drives driven by a PERC H730 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60.

Virtualisation and database workloads

The dual 12-core CPUs and large memory pool suit virtualised environments, database instances and high-performance computing nodes that benefit from many threads and fast SAS storage. The quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for flexible connectivity. Buyers needing more than two processor sockets or more than eight 2.5-inch drive bays should consider other platforms, as this model is limited to two CPUs and eight bays.

PERC H730 RAID controller with battery

The storage subsystem centres on the Dell PERC H730 1 GB controller with battery-backed cache, enabling RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. It manages the eight installed 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives at 12 Gb/s and can also handle SATA devices. This controller choice determines which RAID levels are available and whether the write cache survives a power loss.