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Silver 2U rack server with eight front drive bays and dual power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 64GB DDR4 2x 300GB SAS H730

SKU CH-X5AK-GBXER

2U rack server with a ten-core 2.3 GHz Xeon, 64 GB DDR4, two 300 GB 15 K SAS drives and an H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 64GB

HDD 2 x 300GB

  • Ten-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz delivers 20 virtual threads
  • 64 GB DDR4 across 24 slots supports heavy workloads
  • Dual 300 GB 15K SAS drives plus H730 RAID for fast redundant storage
  • Redundant 750 W hot-swap power supplies keep the server running
  • 2U rack form factor fits standard cabinets with eight 2.5-inch hot-plug bays

Purpose-built compute density

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server equipped with a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 ten-core processor running at 2.3 GHz and 64 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots. It targets organisations that need dense virtualisation or database capacity in a standard rack footprint without committing to dual-socket configuration immediately. Buyers who require more than 64 GB of installed memory or a second CPU from day one should look elsewhere.

Thermals and power profile

Dual 750 W hot-swap redundant power supplies share the load, keeping the chassis within thermal limits during sustained workloads while allowing one unit to fail without downtime. The 2U form factor provides enough airflow path for the ten-core CPU and H730 RAID controller under typical datacentre conditions. No acoustic or idle-power figures are supplied, so exact noise levels and baseline draw remain unspecified.

Build and connectivity day to day

Eight front-accessible 2.5-inch hot-plug bays accept SAS or SATA drives; two 300 GB 15 K SAS drives and a PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache are installed, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. A dedicated PERC slot leaves up to seven PCIe 3.0 slots free for additional networking or acceleration cards. The integrated iDRAC8 Express enables remote power, console and lifecycle management, while a four-port 1 GbE daughter card handles baseline connectivity; optional 10 GbE NDCs are not included.

How it compares

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

Price $869.99
Cheaper than about 78% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% 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 RAM64 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity64 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

How do I install the 2.5" SAS drives and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a hot-plug bay until the lever clicks, then use the H730 controller BIOS to create a virtual disk before the OS sees any volume.

Which parts will need replacement first during long-term operation?

The two 300 GB 15 K SAS drives and the 750 W redundant power supplies are the primary wear items; DDR4 memory and the Xeon E5-2650 v3 CPU have no scheduled replacement interval.

What limit appears first when the server runs sustained heavy workloads?

Thermal headroom of the 2U chassis with a single 10-core 2.3 GHz processor and 64 GB DDR4 typically becomes the bottleneck before the H730 RAID controller or PCIe 3.0 slots saturate.

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