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Silver 2U rack server with eight 2.5-inch drive bays and DVD drive

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2x E5-2630v3 2.4GHz 32GB DDR4 H330

SKU CH-HJDS-K8M6E

2U rack server with dual Xeon E5-2630v3 2.4GHz CPUs, 32GB DDR4, H330 RAID controller, eight 2.5" hot-plug bays and redundant 750W power

  • ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
  • Installed RAM32 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 32GB

HDD None

  • Dual Xeon processors deliver 16 cores at 2.4 GHz for parallel workloads
  • 32 GB DDR4 memory installed with 24 DIMM slots for future expansion
  • H330 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60 across 8 hot-plug bays
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies keep the server running during a failure
  • iDRAC8 remote management enables out-of-band monitoring and lifecycle control

Rack server for dual-CPU workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rackmount server built around two Intel Xeon E5-2630v3 eight-core processors running at 2.4 GHz. It ships with 32 GB of DDR4 memory and a PERC H330 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. The system targets IT teams deploying virtualisation hosts, database nodes or general-purpose compute clusters in a standard rack. Buyers who need GPU acceleration or single-threaded frequency above 2.4 GHz should look elsewhere.

Installation notes and common issues

The chassis accepts up to eight 2.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA drives and includes a DVD-ROM drive. Two 750 W redundant power supplies are pre-installed, simplifying power cabling in a rack with dual PDUs. Seven PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated PERC slot are available for expansion cards. The iDRAC8 Express remote-management module is enabled by default; Enterprise features and vFlash media require a licence upgrade. Installers sometimes forget to populate memory evenly across the 24 DIMM slots, which can limit achievable speeds.

Capacity and headroom limits

The installed 32 GB of DDR4 uses a fraction of the 24 slots, leaving room to scale toward the processor-supported maximum of 1536 GB when 128 GB modules are used. Storage capacity can reach 64 TB with eight large-capacity drives behind the H330 controller. Network connectivity starts at four 1 GbE ports on the daughter card; optional 10 GbE mezzanine cards add throughput for heavier east-west traffic. The Matrox G200 video output with 8 MB cache is sufficient for console management only.

How it compares

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

Price $865.99
Cheaper than about 78% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 32 GB
Lower than about 80% 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
Model namePowerEdge R730
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM32 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity32 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
Maximum storage64 TB
Optical driveDVD ROM
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsUp to 7 x PCIe 3.0 plus dedicated PERC slot
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Product weight70 lb (31.8 kg)
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Management controlleriDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC8 Express (default), iDRAC8 Enterprise (upgrade) 8 GB vFlash media (upgrade), 16 GB vFlash media (upgrade)

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Questions about this item

How can I confirm the dual E5-2630v3 CPUs and 32GB DDR4 are detected correctly after installation?

Enter the BIOS or iDRAC8 interface on first boot; both processors should show eight cores each at 2.4GHz and total memory should read 32GB DDR4 across the 24 DIMM slots.

The listing says no drives or trays are included — what else must I purchase to populate the 8 x 2.5" hot-plug bays?

You need 2.5" SAS or SATA drives plus matching Dell drive trays; the H330 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60 across up to eight drives.

Should I choose the standard 4 x 1GbE daughter card or upgrade to a 10GbE NDC for higher throughput?

The base 4 x 1GbE card suits general traffic; select the 2 x 10GbE + 2 x 1GbE or 4 x 10GbE NDC if you need ten-gigabit links for storage or virtualization.

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