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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, eight 2.5-inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2680 v3 2.5GHz 12-core 768GB DDR4 H730 8× 600GB SAS

SKU CH-2E3A-FHQYP

A 2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon processors, 768GB DDR4, a PERC H730 controller and eight 600GB SAS drives for demanding enterprise workloads

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 768GB

HDD 8 x 600GB 10K SAS

  • Dual 12-core Xeon CPUs at 2.5 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo for heavy compute
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 24 slots scales to 1.5 TB capacity
  • PERC H730 RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery backup
  • Ten 600 GB 10K SAS drives deliver fast redundant storage in 8-bay chassis
  • Quad-port networking with dual 10 GbE SFP+ and dual 1 GbE plus iDRAC8 Enterprise management

PowerEdge R730 dual Xeon server

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server built for midsize and large enterprise workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 processors, each running at 2.5 GHz with 12 cores and a 3.3 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 768 GB of DDR4 2133 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots. A PERC H730 1 GB controller manages eight 600 GB 10K SAS drives in hot-swap bays.

Virtualisation hosts and database nodes

This configuration suits teams running virtual desktop infrastructure, data warehousing or high-performance computing tasks that benefit from high core counts and large memory capacity. The dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 8 Enterprise provide redundancy and remote management for continuous operation. Buyers who need more than two sockets or direct-attached GPU acceleration should consider other platforms. The 2U form factor also limits deployment to racks with adequate depth and cooling.

PERC H730 RAID controller with battery

The storage controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, backed by a battery to protect cached writes during power loss. Eight 2.5-inch SAS bays are populated with 600 GB 10K drives delivering 12 Gb/s throughput. Quad-port networking combines two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links on a daughter card. Maximum memory capacity reaches 1.5 TB when all 24 DDR4 slots are filled.

How it compares

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

Price $2,463.99
Pricier than about 59% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% 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 count12-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.5 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 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 are the 24 DDR4 32GB modules installed and which slot sequence is commonly missed?

Populate all 24 DIMM slots evenly across both CPU sockets following the R730 memory population guide; the step often missed is leaving any slot empty on an active channel, which halves bandwidth.

What maintenance will the PERC H730 controller battery and the 10K SAS drives need?

The H730 1GB battery backs cache — replace it when iDRAC8 reports degradation; the ten 600GB 10K SAS drives are hot-swap, so swap any that SMART flags without powering down.

At what point does the dual 750W platinum PSU limit appear under sustained full load?

With two 750W supplies the system draws up to the combined rating; sustained loads that push total power past 750W per supply will hit the redundancy limit first.

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