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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 2x Xeon E5-2680 v3 512GB DDR4 8x 300GB SAS H730 X520/I350 iDRAC8 2x 750W

SKU CH-B4XD-X64W1

A 2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon processors, 512GB DDR4 memory, eight 300GB SAS drives on an H730 controller, quad-port 1GbE and 10GbE networking.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 512GB

HDD 8 x 300GB 10K SAS

  • Dual 12-core Xeon processors at 2.5 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo for demanding workloads
  • 512 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory across 16 modules running at 2133 MHz
  • PERC H730 1 GB controller supports RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60 with battery backup
  • Quad-port network daughter card delivers two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links
  • iDRAC 8 Enterprise enables full remote management with dual 750 W platinum power supplies

Enterprise compute node

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server built for midsize and large enterprises running data warehouses, e-commerce platforms, virtual desktop infrastructure, databases or high-performance computing workloads. Dual Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 processors deliver 24 total cores at 2.5 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo capability, while 512 GB of registered ECC DDR4 memory across 16 modules supports memory-intensive applications. Eight 300 GB 10K SAS drives connect through a PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache and battery-backed write cache.

Virtualisation hosts versus storage-heavy workloads

Organisations consolidating virtual machines or running compute-heavy databases benefit from the high core count and large DDR4 capacity, and the quad-port X520/I350 network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for flexible fabric design. Buyers who need more than 1.5 TB of memory, more than eight 2.5-inch drive bays or more than two processor sockets should evaluate other platforms.

Storage controller

The PERC H730 1 GB mini controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, and its battery-backed cache protects in-flight writes during power loss, making it the specification that determines whether the server matches the required storage resiliency and performance profile.

How it compares

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

Price $1,654.99
Cheaper than about 56% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher 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 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 RAM512 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 16 DDR4 modules into the 24 slots, and which step is often missed?

Populate all 16 modules evenly across the 24 slots following the per-processor channel map, then enable the memory training sequence in BIOS; skipping training leaves the system running at a lower speed.

When will the PERC H730 battery need replacement, and what fails first?

The 1 GB cache battery typically lasts 3 to 5 years; when it degrades the controller disables write-back caching and falls back to write-through, reducing array throughput.

What thermal limit appears first when both Xeon E5-2680 v3 CPUs run at 3.3 GHz turbo under sustained load?

The 2 U chassis hits its 285 W combined TDP ceiling before the 750 W Platinum supplies reach their rating, so the firmware throttles the 12-core processors to stay within the thermal envelope.

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