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Silver 2U rack server with eight front drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 8GB 2×1TB H730

SKU CH-18R5-TEAVC

A 2U rack server with a single 2.4 GHz Xeon E5-2630 v3, 8 GB DDR4, two 1 TB SATA drives and an H730 RAID controller

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

Installed Memory Size 8GB

HDD 2 x 1TB

  • Eight-core Xeon E5-2630 v3 at 2.4 GHz delivers 16 threads for parallel workloads
  • 8 GB DDR4 installed with 24 DIMM slots supporting up to 1536 GB total capacity
  • Two 1 TB 7.2 K SATA drives in hot-plug 2.5" bays provide immediate storage
  • H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies keep the 2U rack server running through a failure

PowerEdge R730 2U server for dense compute

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core processor running at 2.4 GHz with 16 virtual threads. It ships with 8 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots, supporting up to 1536 GB total capacity. The system targets workloads needing high core density and internal storage expansion in a standard rack footprint.

Redundant 750 W power supplies and hot-plug bays

Two 750 W redundant hot-swap power supplies maintain uptime during a module failure. The chassis holds up to eight 2.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA drives served by the H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller, which supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. A DVD-ROM drive is also fitted for legacy media access.

iDRAC8 remote management and PCIe 3.0 expansion

The integrated iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller provides out-of-band management at Express level, upgradeable to Enterprise with optional vFlash media. Seven PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated PERC slot allow additional networking or accelerator cards. A four-port 1 GbE daughter card is installed, with 10 GbE NDC options available separately.

How it compares

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

Price $777.99
Cheaper than about 82% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 8 GB
Lower than about 95% 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
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM8 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity8 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
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

How do I install the 2.5 inch drives in the 8 bay hot plug chassis and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a bay until the latch clicks; the step often missed is creating the virtual disk in the H730 RAID BIOS before the operating system sees any volume.

Which components will need replacement first during long term operation?

The two 750W redundant power supplies and the 7.2K RPM SATA drives are the mechanical parts most likely to require replacement after extended service.

What limit appears first when the server runs sustained workloads?

The single E5-2630 v3 processor with 8 cores at 2.4GHz and the 8GB installed DDR4 memory become the performance ceiling before the 24 DIMM slots or 8 drive bays are fully utilised.

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