DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2680 v4 2.4GHz 14-core 768GB DDR4 8× 800GB SSD H730

Dual 14-core Xeon 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors, each running at 2.4 GHz with 14 cores. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and eight 800 GB SATA solid-state drives. The system includes a PERC H730 storage controller, quad-port networking with two 10 Gb SFP+ and two 1 GbE ports, iDRAC 8 Enterprise management, redundant 750 W power supplies, rails and a front bezel.

Virtualisation and database workloads

This configuration suits organisations that need high core counts and large memory capacity for virtualisation, database hosting or high-performance computing data nodes. The 24 DIMM slots support expansion up to 1.5 TB, and the eight 2.5-inch drive bays are fully populated with enterprise SATA SSDs. Buyers who require GPU acceleration, more than two processor sockets or storage interfaces beyond SATA and SAS should evaluate alternative platforms.

PERC H730 RAID controller

The installed Dell PERC H730 1 GB controller provides 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity with battery-backed cache and supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. This single component determines the storage topology, data protection options and I/O performance available to the operating system. Verify that the RAID levels and controller interface match your application requirements before deployment.