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Silver 2U rack server chassis with eight front 3.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server E5-2650v3 10C 2.3GHz 8GB DDR4 H330 8×3.5

SKU CH-K7WZ-ZZQT0

A 2U rack server with a ten-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz, 8 GB DDR4, an H330 RAID controller and eight 3.5-inch hot-plug bays

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

Installed Memory Size 8GB

HDD None

  • Ten-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz for parallel workloads
  • 8 GB DDR4 installed with 24 DIMM slots for expansion up to 1536 GB
  • H330 12 Gbps RAID controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Eight hot-plug 3.5″ SAS/SATA drive bays up to 64 TB
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies for continuous uptime

Server purpose

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2650v3 processor with ten cores at 2.3GHz and 8GB of DDR4 memory. It targets IT teams that need a dense, redundant platform for virtualisation, database or file workloads in a standard rack.

Pre-install checks

Verify that your rack can accept a 2U chassis and that power distribution can supply two 750W redundant hot-swap units. Confirm the PERC H330 controller supports your intended RAID level and that the 8 x 3.5-inch hot-plug bays match the SAS or SATA drives you plan to install. Ensure network uplinks align with the four 1GbE ports or the optional 10GbE daughter card.

Thermals and power

Dual redundant 750W supplies share the load, so typical draw stays well within each unit’s capacity while providing failover. The 2U form factor uses front-to-rear airflow across the CPU, memory and drive bays, keeping component temperatures stable under sustained workloads. Fan speed ramps with thermal demand, so acoustic output rises only during heavy compute or drive rebuild activity.

How it compares

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

Price $883.99
Cheaper than about 78% 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 H330 Controller
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
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

What is included in the box and what must be purchased separately?

The server ships with a single E5-2650v3 processor, 8GB DDR4, H330 RAID controller, two 750W redundant power supplies, DVD drive, Matrox G200 graphics, iDRAC8 Express, four 1GbE ports, a power cable and up to seven PCIe 3.0 slots. No drives, trays, rail kit, bezel, mouse, keyboard or operating system are included.

Which memory capacity should I choose for this server?

The system has 24 DIMM slots and supports DDR4 modules of 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB or 128GB up to 2400MT/s. Maximum total capacity is 1536GB when both processor sockets are populated.

What does the 10-core 2.3GHz Xeon deliver in a real workload?

The E5-2650v3 provides 10 physical cores and 20 threads via Hyper-Threading at 2.3GHz, suitable for virtualisation, database and general compute tasks in a 2U rack form factor.

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