DELL PowerEdge R730 8x3.5" 1x Xeon E5-2640 v3 2.6GHz 384GB DDR4 No Drive

Dell PowerEdge R730 8-Bay 3.5-Inch Server

This Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack-mount server system built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 processor running at 2.6GHz. It arrives with 384GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory installed and supports a maximum of 768GB across its DIMM slots. The chassis provides eight 3.5-inch drive bays connected to a Dell PERC H730 SAS RAID controller. Remote management is handled by iDRAC8 with an Enterprise licence, and dual 495W power supplies are fitted.

Suits Virtualisation Hosts and Database Nodes

This configuration suits IT teams building virtualisation hosts, database nodes or compute clusters that benefit from high core counts and large memory capacity in a dense 2U form factor. Buyers who require both CPU sockets populated from day one or who need more than eight 3.5-inch drive bays should evaluate larger platforms. Organisations without rack infrastructure or with strict depth constraints under 36 inches should also consider alternative form factors.

Eight 3.5-Inch Drive Bays with PERC H730 Controller

The single specification that decides fit is the eight-bay 3.5-inch chassis paired with the PERC H730 SAS RAID controller. This combination dictates the maximum number of spinning disks or SATA SSDs you can install internally and the RAID levels available without adding an external enclosure. If your storage design exceeds eight 3.5-inch devices or requires a different controller feature set, this server will not meet the requirement.