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Dell PowerEdge R730 2U rack server, silver front bezel with eight 3.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 8LFF 2x Xeon E5-2683 v4 512GB DDR4

SKU CH-ZNTS-NC3VR

A 2U rack server with eight 3.5" drive bays, dual 16-core Xeon CPUs at 2.1GHz, 512GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730 SAS controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon E5-2683 v4 processors provide 16 cores each for demanding compute
  • 512GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large-scale virtualisation and databases
  • Eight 3.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730 SAS controller enable flexible storage arrays
  • iDRAC8 Enterprise licence gives full remote management and monitoring
  • Redundant 495W power supplies maintain uptime during component failure

Rack server with dual Xeon E5-2683 v4

The Dell PowerEdge R730 ships with two 16-core Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 processors running at 2.1GHz and 512GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. It targets organisations that need a dense 2U platform for virtualisation, database or compute workloads. The chassis supports up to eight 3.5-inch drive bays and a maximum memory capacity of 768GB.

Thermals power and acoustics

Dual 495W power supplies provide redundancy for the 12th-generation platform while the system fans scale with CPU and memory load. iDRAC8 Enterprise enables remote thermal monitoring and power capping without host OS involvement. Acoustic output varies with workload intensity and ambient temperature.

PERC H730 controller and networking

The integrated PERC H730 SAS controller manages RAID across SATA or SAS drives installed in the eight-bay backplane. A quad-port network adapter adds two 10GbE and two 1GbE connections for storage and management traffic. Rails are available on request and firmware is updated to the latest stable release before dispatch.

How it compares

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

Price $2,141.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $1,910.99.
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.1 GHz
Lower than about 70% 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 speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity768 GB
Storage
Installed storage12,00
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 SAS Controller into the PowerEdge R730 and what step is commonly missed?

Seat the controller firmly in the dedicated internal slot until the latch clicks, then connect the SAS cables to the backplane; the step often missed is enabling the controller in the BIOS before creating any virtual disks.

What maintenance will the 2x 495W power supplies need during the server's life?

Keep the intake filters clean and verify both units show green LEDs; if one supply fails, replace it with another 495W unit while the server stays running because the chassis supports hot-swap redundancy.

Which limit appears first when the dual Xeon E5-2683 v4 CPUs run at full load for extended periods?

Thermal throttling triggered by the 2.1GHz 16-core processors hitting their temperature ceiling before the 512GB DDR4 memory or the PERC H730 controller become bottlenecks.

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