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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2680 v4 2.4GHz 14-core 768GB DDR4 8× 300GB SAS H730

SKU CH-SJT1-YSN81

2U rack server with dual 14-core Xeon CPUs, 768GB DDR4, H730 RAID controller and eight 300GB SAS drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count14-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 768GB

HDD 8 x 300GB 10K SAS

  • Dual 14-core Xeon processors at 2.4 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo for heavy compute
  • 768 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots for large virtualisation
  • PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache enabling RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60
  • Eight 300 GB 10 K SAS drives in 2.5 inch hot-swap bays for fast storage
  • Quad-port network card with dual 1 GbE and dual 10 Gb SFP+ for flexible connectivity

Dual 14-core Xeon 2.4 GHz server

The PowerEdge R730 packs two Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors, each with 14 cores at 2.4 GHz and a 3.3 GHz turbo. 768 GB of DDR4-2400 registered ECC memory fills all 24 slots, supporting large-scale virtualisation, database and HPC workloads. Eight 300 GB 10K SAS drives connect through a PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache and battery-backed write cache.

Redundant 750 W platinum supplies

Two 750 watt platinum-efficiency power supplies share the load and can be replaced without shutdown. The 2U chassis uses Dell’s engineered airflow to keep both CPUs, memory and drive bays within thermal limits during normal operation. iDRAC 8 Enterprise provides out-of-band thermal monitoring and alerting so administrators can react before thresholds are breached.

Sustained multi-threaded throughput

Under continuous load the dual 14-core CPUs maintain high clock speeds across all 28 threads, while the H730 controller sustains write performance through its battery-backed cache. Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links prevents I/O bottlenecks during prolonged database or VDI sessions. The system supports up to 1.5 TB of memory for future expansion.

How it compares

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

Price $2,874.99
Pricier than about 64% 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 count14-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.4 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 do I install the 24 DDR4 memory modules into the R730's slots, and what step is often missed?

Populate all 24 slots with the 32 GB registered ECC DIMMs following the CPU-specific channel order shown on the system board label; the step often missed is enabling the memory training sequence in the BIOS after the first boot so the 2400 MHz speed is confirmed.

What maintenance will the PERC H730 controller's battery-backed cache require over time?

The 1 GB cache on the H730 uses a replaceable battery module; plan to swap it every three to five years or when iDRAC 8 Enterprise reports a degraded cache state to keep RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 write-back performance intact.

At what point does the dual 750 W power supply redundancy become the limiting factor under sustained load?

With two Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors at 2.4 GHz base and 3.3 GHz turbo plus 768 GB of DDR4 and eight 300 GB 10K SAS drives, the combined draw approaches the 750 W per supply rating, so loss of one PSU removes headroom for turbo boost.

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