DELL PowerEdge R730 8LFF 2x Xeon E5-2643 v3 3.4GHz 768GB DDR4 No Drive rack server

Eight-bay rack chassis

The Dell PowerEdge R730 fits in a standard rack and accepts up to eight 3.5-inch SATA or SAS drives, giving storage-heavy workloads room to grow. Dual Xeon E5-2643 v3 processors at 3.4GHz and 768GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory are already installed, so database or virtualisation hosts can start work immediately. The PERC H730 RAID controller manages the drive array, while dual 495W supplies keep the system running if one unit fails. Integrated graphics and iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management let administrators monitor the server without a local console.

Build integration

Four 10GbE and two 1GbE ports from the Intel I350/X540 adapter connect the server to high-speed storage and management networks without extra cards. Eight front-accessible drive bays free internal space for memory and CPU upgrades, and the 2U height leaves room for other rack units above and below. Rails are available on request for secure mounting, and the chassis depth of 36 inches matches common rack depths. No drives ship with the unit, so buyers choose capacity and redundancy to match the workload.

Sustained load behaviour

Dual 495W power supplies share the load, reducing thermal stress on each module during long compute runs. The H730 controller offloads parity calculations from the CPUs, keeping both Xeons available for application threads. DDR4 ECC memory corrects single-bit errors on the fly, preventing data corruption during extended uptime. iDRAC8 Enterprise provides continuous sensor logging and remote power cycling, so operators can react to temperature or fan alerts without visiting the rack.