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Dell PowerEdge R730 2U rack server, black metal chassis, eight 3.5-inch drive bays front

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 8LFF 2x Xeon E5-2650V4 768GB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-BH10-9J12C

A 2U rack server with eight 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 12-core Xeon processors at 2.2 GHz, 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730 SAS controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.2 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon E5-2650 v4 processors deliver 24 cores at 2.2 GHz for parallel workloads
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large datasets and virtualisation density
  • Eight 3.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730 SAS controller enable flexible storage arrays
  • iDRAC8 Enterprise licence provides remote management and monitoring
  • Dual 495 W power supplies and Intel 10 GbE networking ensure uptime and throughput

PowerEdge R730 8LFF server

This Dell PowerEdge R730 rack server arrives with dual Intel Xeon E5-2650V4 processors running at 2.2 GHz and 768 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The eight-bay 3.5-inch chassis supports SAS and SATA drives through the PERC H730 RAID controller. It is aimed at organisations that need dense storage capacity and strong multi-threaded compute in a 2 U form factor.

Thermals noise and power draw

Two 495 W redundant power supplies feed the system, providing headroom for the 24 total cores and full memory population. The 12th-generation thermal design uses managed fan curves that ramp under load; acoustics are typical for a data-centre rack chassis and are not suited to quiet office environments. Power consumption scales with drive count and workload intensity.

Maximum memory capacity fixed at 768 GB

The board reaches its architectural limit at 768 GB across 24 DIMM slots, so no further memory expansion is possible. Buyers who need more RAM must select a different platform. Storage drives are not included; the eight 3.5-inch bays accept SAS or SATA media added at purchase. Remote management is handled by iDRAC8 Enterprise.

How it compares

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Price $2,391.99
Pricier than about 58% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.2 GHz
Lower than about 60% of the 9,950 comparable items (median 2.3 GHz).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameRack Mount
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor speed2.2 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity768 GB
Storage
Installed storage32,00
Disk controllerDell PERC H730 SAS Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Graphics
Graphics chipIntegrated Graphics
Size & build
Product dimensions36 × 24 × 10 in
More details
Management controlleriDRAC8 - Enterprise License

Questions about this item

How do I install the PERC H730 RAID controller and what step is commonly missed?

Seat the controller firmly in the dedicated internal slot, connect the SAS cables to the backplane, then enable the controller in the BIOS before creating any virtual disks.

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

The two 495 W power supplies and the system fans are the primary field-replaceable units; both are hot-swappable and should be monitored via iDRAC8 for degradation.

What thermal or power limit appears first under sustained full load?

The dual 495 W power supplies set the hard ceiling; if combined CPU and memory draw exceeds their rated output the server will throttle or shut down to protect itself.

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