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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 8LFF 2x Xeon E5-2697 v3 256GB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-PYRF-TX4GD

A 2U rack server with eight 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 14-core Xeon processors at 2.6 GHz, 256 GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730 SAS controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.6 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon E5-2697 v3 CPUs provide 14 cores each at 2.6GHz
  • 256GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports heavy workloads
  • Eight 3.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730 SAS controller enable flexible storage
  • iDRAC8 Enterprise licence gives full remote management control
  • Dual 495W power supplies and quad-port 10GbE/1GbE networking ensure uptime

Dell PowerEdge R730 8-bay rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack-mount server system built for dense storage and virtualization workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 processors running at 2.6 GHz, 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory, and a PERC H730 SAS RAID controller. The 8-bay 3.5-inch chassis supports up to eight SATA or SAS hard drives, which are not included.

Suited for storage-heavy virtualisation

This configuration suits IT teams building on-premise clouds, virtualisation hosts, or database clusters that need high core counts and large memory capacity. The dual 14-core CPUs and 256 GB RAM handle heavy concurrent workloads, while the eight drive bays allow local RAID arrays. It is not for buyers who require GPU compute acceleration or more than two processor sockets. Organisations needing higher memory ceilings or newer instruction sets should evaluate other platforms.

256 GB DDR4 ECC memory with 768 GB maximum

The installed 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory operates across 24 DIMM slots and can be expanded to 768 GB. This capacity ceiling is the key figure when sizing the server for in-memory databases, large virtual-machine densities, or analytics workloads. If the target application demands more than 768 GB of RAM, this chassis cannot meet the requirement.

How it compares

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

Price $1,201.99
Cheaper than about 68% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.6 GHz
Higher than about 80% 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 speed2.6 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity768 GB
Storage
Installed storage4,00
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

What rack width does the 36-inch deep R730 chassis require?

The chassis is 36 inches deep, 24 inches wide and 10 inches high; it mounts in a standard 24-inch wide rack enclosure.

Will the PERC H730 controller recognise SATA drives I already own?

Yes, the installed PERC H730 SAS controller supports the SATA interface listed for the eight 3.5-inch drive bays.

How can I confirm both Xeon E5-2697 v3 CPUs and all 256 GB of DDR4 are detected after power-on?

Log into the iDRAC8 Enterprise interface or watch the POST screen; both will show two processors, 14 cores each, and 256 GB memory.

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