DELL PowerEdge R730 2U Rack Server E5-2650v3 10C 2.3GHz 16GB DDR4 2x1TB SATA H330

Purpose-built 2U rack server

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. It ships with 16 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots and includes two 1 TB 7.2 K SATA drives managed by a PERC H330 RAID controller. This configuration targets organisations deploying virtualisation hosts, database nodes or general-purpose compute in standard rack cabinets.

Thermals and power draw

Dual 750 W redundant hot-swap power supplies deliver N+1 resilience while sharing load during normal operation. The 2U chassis uses front-to-rear airflow across the processor, memory and drive bays to maintain thermal limits without exotic cooling. Fan speed ramps with inlet temperature and component utilisation, keeping acoustic output appropriate for a data-centre aisle rather than an office desk.

Build integration

Eight hot-plug 3.5-inch drive bays accept SAS or SATA media, allowing capacity to scale to 64 TB raw storage. Seven PCIe 3.0 expansion slots plus a dedicated PERC slot support additional networking, GPU or storage adapters. The iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller provides out-of-band management over a dedicated 1 GbE port, while the four-port 1 GbE daughter card handles production traffic. No operating system is included.