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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2683 v3 2.0GHz 14-core 128GB DDR4 2x 800GB SSD

SKU CH-6D42-JBXNV

Two 14-core Xeon processors and 128 GB DDR4 memory drive virtualization and database workloads in a 2U rack server with dual 800 GB SSDs

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD2 × 800 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count14-Core Processor
  • Dual 14-core Xeon processors deliver 28 threads at 2.0 GHz base with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots supports up to 1.5 TB capacity
  • PERC H730 RAID controller handles 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 levels with battery-backed cache
  • Dual 800 GB SATA SSDs provide high-speed storage on 2.5-inch hot-swap bays
  • Quad-port network card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections

Built for Virtualisation and Databases

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 processors, each running at 2.0 GHz with 14 cores. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730 controller driving two 800 GB SATA SSDs. This configuration targets midsize and large enterprise workloads such as virtual desktop infrastructure, data warehousing and high-performance computing nodes.

Fits Consolidation Projects Not GPU Clusters

Organisations consolidating many virtual machines or running memory-intensive databases will find the dual 14-core CPUs and large DIMM capacity useful. The server maxes out at two processors, so buyers who need more than two sockets should look elsewhere. The installed storage uses SATA SSDs behind a RAID controller; teams requiring a different drive interface or more than eight 2.5-inch bays will need another platform.

Dual 14-Core Xeon Processors

The two E5-2683 v3 chips provide 28 total cores at a 2.0 GHz base frequency with 3.0 GHz turbo, setting the compute ceiling for every workload on this box. Memory can scale to 1.5 TB across the 24 DDR4 slots, but the processor count is fixed at the maximum of two. If the thread count matches your licensing or parallelism needs, the R730 is the right part.

How it compares

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Price $1,090.99
Cheaper than about 71% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 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 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1.5 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSD2 × 800 GB SATA SSD
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 1 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
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 800GB SSDs into the 2.5-inch bays, and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a front 2.5-inch bay until the latch clicks, then configure the virtual disk in the PERC H730 BIOS; the step often missed is initializing the RAID array before the OS install.

What maintenance will the PERC H730 controller need later?

The H730 includes a 1GB battery-backed cache; the battery typically requires replacement after several years to preserve write-cache protection during power loss.

What limit appears first under sustained load with the dual 750W power supplies?

The dual 750W platinum supplies provide full redundancy; the first sustained-use limit is thermal throttling if inlet air exceeds design temperature, not power capacity.

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