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Silver rack-mount server chassis with eight 3.5-inch drive bays visible on the front panel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 8x3.5" 1x Xeon E5-2609 v3 384GB DDR4

SKU CH-XF48-02EQF

Rack server with eight 3.5-inch bays, one 1.9 GHz Xeon E5-2609 v3 and 384 GB DDR4

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM384 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed1.9 GHz
  • Installed CPUs1
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Enterprise-ready 2U rack server supports up to 8 x 3.5" drive bays
  • Single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 at 1.9 GHz with 6 cores and 15 MB cache
  • 384 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory installed, expandable to 768 GB
  • Dell PERC H730 SAS RAID controller manages SATA storage
  • iDRAC8 Enterprise licence enables full remote management

Rack Server for Virtualisation Workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730 fits a 2U rack space and comes with one Xeon E5-2609 v3 processor running at 1.9 GHz. Eight 3.5-inch drive bays and a PERC H730 SAS controller provide internal storage flexibility. The system includes 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory with capacity for 768 GB maximum. Remote management is handled by iDRAC8 with an Enterprise licence.

Dual 495 W Supplies and Efficient Cooling

Two 495 W power supplies deliver redundancy for continuous operation. The 12th generation chassis design moves air front-to-back across the single CPU and memory modules. Integrated graphics and the Intel I350/X540 network card add minimal thermal load. Fan speeds adjust automatically under typical virtualisation or database loads to keep noise at a manageable level in a server room.

Tool-less Rails and Flexible Drive Configuration

The rack-mount chassis includes tool-less rails for quick installation in standard cabinets. Eight large-form-factor bays accept SATA or SAS drives without adapters. The PERC H730 supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for data protection choices. Builders who need a second processor or more than eight drives should plan for a different platform.

How it compares

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

Price $1,312.99
Cheaper than about 64% 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 1.9 GHz
Lower than about 94% 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 speed1.9 GHz
Installed CPUs1
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM384 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity768 GB
Storage
Installed storage8,00
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 is the single Xeon E5-2609 v3 installed in the R730 8x3.5" chassis, and which step do people get wrong?

The processor seats in socket 1 on the system board; the step often missed is applying the torque sequence on the heatsink retention screws so pressure spreads evenly across the die.

What maintenance or replacement will the 384GB DDR4 configuration need later?

DIMMs are ECC registered; plan to replace any module that logs correctable errors and, if capacity must grow, add matching DDR4 RDIMMs up to the 768GB ceiling.

What limit appears first when the PERC H730 drives sustained write workloads?

The controller cache and SAS backend bandwidth saturate before the dual 10GbE links or the 1.9GHz six-core CPU become the bottleneck.

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