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Silver 2U rack server with eight 2.5 inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 128GB DDR4 2x 300GB SAS H730

SKU CH-ZQR8-0H183

A 2U rack server with a single 1.9GHz six-core Xeon, 128GB DDR4, two 300GB 15K SAS drives and an H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 128GB

HDD 2 x 300GB

  • 2U rack form factor fits dense data-centre deployments
  • Single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core 1.9 GHz processor handles core workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots supports large datasets
  • Dual 300 GB 15 K SAS drives on H730 RAID controller deliver fast redundant storage
  • Redundant 750 W hot-swap power supplies maintain uptime during failures

PowerEdge R730 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack-mounted server system designed for datacentre workloads that need dense compute and storage in a standard rack footprint. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor at 1.9GHz and 128GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots. The chassis supports up to two processors and includes dual 750W redundant hot-swap power supplies for continuous operation.

Eight 2.5-inch hot-plug drive bays with H730 RAID

The server provides eight 2.5-inch hot-plug bays that accept SAS or SATA drives, connected through a Dell PERC H730 controller with 1GB cache and 12Gbps throughput. Supported RAID levels include 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, with a maximum raw capacity of 64TB. Current configuration includes two 300GB 15K SAS drives and a DVD-ROM optical drive; additional drives and trays can be added as needed.

Single CPU installed, second socket empty

Only one Xeon E5-2609 v3 processor is fitted, leaving the second CPU socket available for a matching processor upgrade to double core count and memory channels. The board uses the Intel C610 chipset and offers up to seven PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated PERC slot. Networking defaults to a four-port 1GbE daughter card with optional 10GbE upgrades, while remote management runs on iDRAC8 Express with Enterprise upgrade paths.

How it compares

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Price $827.99
Cheaper than about 80% 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
Model namePowerEdge R730
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity128 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
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

Should I select the single E5-2609 v3 or add a second processor for this R730?

The server ships with one E5-2609 v3 six-core 1.9GHz CPU and supports a maximum of two processors; adding the second doubles core count and enables the second set of twelve DIMM slots.

What does the installed 128GB DDR4 mean for actual workload capacity?

128GB DDR4 fills twelve of twenty-four slots at up to 2400MT/s, leaving twelve slots free; the platform maximum is 1536GB when both processors are populated.

How does the H730 12Gbps SAS controller limit drive performance in this 2U chassis?

The H730 provides 12Gbps SAS connectivity to eight 2.5-inch hot-plug bays and supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60; 15K 6Gbps SAS drives will run at their native 6Gbps link speed.

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