DELL PowerEdge R730 8SFF 2× Xeon E5-2680v4 768GB DDR4 rack server

Dual Xeon E5-2680v4 server for dense virtualisation

This 2U rack system ships with two 14-core Intel Xeon E5-2680v4 processors running at 2.4GHz. It targets organisations that need high core counts and large memory capacity in a compact footprint for virtualisation, database or compute clusters. The eight 2.5-inch drive bays and PERC H730 SAS controller provide flexible local storage options.

Upgrade from single-socket or lower-core platforms

Moving from a single-socket host or older 8-core CPUs to this dual 14-core configuration doubles thread capacity and expands the memory ceiling to 768GB DDR4. The jump is worthwhile when workloads exceed the memory or scheduler limits of smaller nodes and licensing costs favour denser hosts. Buyers who need more than two sockets or newer instruction sets must look at larger platforms.

768GB DDR4 ceiling with eight drive bays

The system arrives fully populated at the 768GB maximum, leaving no headroom for further memory expansion. Eight SFF bays accept SATA or SAS drives behind the PERC H730, so capacity scales with the drives you add. Integrated graphics and dual 10GbE plus dual 1GbE ports handle console and network needs without extra cards. Builds requiring GPU acceleration or more than eight drives need a different chassis.