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Black rack-mount server chassis, 2U height, eight 3.5-inch drive bays front

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 8LFF Xeon E5-2697 v4 2.3GHz 18C 384GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-32CG-27Q7N

A 2U rack server with eight 3.5-inch drive bays, an 18-core Xeon at 2.3GHz and 384GB DDR4, ready for storage-heavy workloads

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM384 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.3 GHz
  • Installed CPUs1
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • 18-core Xeon E5-2697 v4 at 2.3GHz drives heavy workloads
  • 384GB DDR4 ECC memory handles large datasets
  • 8 x 3.5" drive bays with PERC H730 SAS controller for flexible storage
  • Dual 495W power supplies and iDRAC8 Enterprise ensure uptime
  • Intel I350/X540 network card delivers 2 x 10GbE + 2 x 1GbE connectivity

Server Identity

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server fitted with one Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 processor running at 2.3 GHz across 18 cores and 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. It ships in an 8-bay 3.5-inch large-form-factor chassis with a PERC H730 SAS RAID controller and dual 495 W power supplies but without any installed drives.

Fit and Exclusions

This configuration suits buyers who need a ready-to-run two-socket platform with generous memory capacity for virtualisation, database or file-serving workloads that rely on SAS or SATA media. Buyers who require hardware-accelerated graphics, GPU compute or additional drive bays beyond the eight provided should look elsewhere because the unit uses integrated graphics only and the chassis is limited to eight 3.5-inch slots.

Deciding Specification

The single specification that decides suitability is the installed memory ceiling: 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered RAM is present today and the board supports up to 768 GB, so any workload that must exceed the current 384 GB will need additional modules while workloads that fit within it can deploy immediately.

How it compares

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

Price $1,456.99
Cheaper than about 60% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 384 GB
Higher than about 75% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.3 GHz
Typical for this category: the median of 9,950 items is 2.3 GHz.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameRack Mount
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor speed2.3 GHz
Installed CPUs1
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM384 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity768 GB
Storage
Installed storage2,00
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

Does the Xeon E5-2697 v4 need a second matching processor to run?

The server boots with the single installed Xeon E5-2697 v4; the second socket remains empty until you add a matching CPU.

Will my existing 3.5" SATA drives work with the PERC H730 controller?

The eight 3.5-inch bays connect to the PERC H730 which supports SATA drives, so your current drives can be installed directly.

How do I confirm the 384 GB DDR4 is recognised after power-on?

The iDRAC8 Enterprise interface and the BIOS POST screen both display the full 384 GB DDR4 ECC Registered memory total.

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