DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2680 v4 2.4GHz 14-core 128GB DDR4 8x 1.2TB SAS H730

Dual-socket 2U rack server for virtualization

This Dell PowerEdge R730 delivers two Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 14-core processors at 2.4 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 24 slots, and eight 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives on a PERC H730 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. It targets midsize and large enterprises running virtual desktop infrastructure, data warehouses, e-commerce platforms or high-performance computing data nodes.

Verify rack depth, power phase

The chassis occupies 2U of rack space and requires rails deep enough for the installed length; confirm your cabinet can supply two 750 W platinum hot-swap supplies on the available power distribution units. Network connectivity uses a quad-port daughter card with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links, so ensure compatible SFP+ transceivers and switch ports are in place. iDRAC8 Enterprise provides out-of-band management over a dedicated Ethernet port.

Sustained multi-threaded throughput

Dual 14-core CPUs maintain 2.4 GHz base clocks across all 28 threads under continuous load, while turbo peaks of 3.3 GHz apply only to lighter bursts. The H730 controller’s 1 GB cache and battery-backed write-back keep write latency consistent during extended database or VDI sessions. Redundant platinum power supplies and hot-swap drive bays allow component replacement without interrupting long-running compute jobs.