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Silver 2U rack server with eight front drive bays and a branded bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 Rack Server 2U 2x Xeon E5-2660 v4 2.0GHz 14-Core 256GB DDR4 8x 600GB SAS H730

SKU CH-BDD5-7T6KN

A 2U rack server with dual 14-core Xeon processors at 2.0GHz, 256GB DDR4 memory, eight 600GB SAS drives on an H730 controller, and quad-port 1GbE/10GbE networking

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count14-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 256GB

HDD 8 x 600GB 10K SAS

  • Dual 14-core Xeon processors at 2.0 GHz deliver 28 cores for heavy workloads
  • 256 GB DDR4 ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules supports large datasets
  • PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Ten 600 GB 10K SAS drives provide 6 TB of fast redundant storage
  • Quad-port network card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links

Ready-to-Run Dual-Socket Server

This Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack system delivered with two Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 processors, 256GB of DDR4 ECC memory and ten 600GB 10K SAS drives behind a PERC H730 controller. It arrives populated, tested and ready for immediate deployment in a datacentre rack.

Virtualisation and Database Hosts

The dual 14-core CPUs and large registered memory footprint suit virtualisation clusters, database nodes and VDI workloads that benefit from high thread counts and hardware RAID. Buyers who need GPU acceleration should look at different platforms.

24 DIMM Slots with 1.5TB Ceiling

The board provides 24 DDR4 slots and supports up to 1.5TB total capacity, so the installed 256GB can be expanded significantly without replacing the chassis or motherboard.

How it compares

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

Price $1,315.99
Cheaper than about 64% 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).
Video RAM 8 MB
Typical for this category: the median of 8,309 items is 0.01 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge R730
Model nameR730
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count14-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1.5 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 1 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Connectivity
Network controllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slots1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot, Single Riser Included (Riser 3)
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Software
Operating systemNo

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Questions about this item

How do I install the 2.5" SAS drives into the 8-bay front chassis and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a bay until the carrier clicks, then confirm the PERC H730 controller detects all 10 drives in the RAID BIOS before loading the OS.

Which components will need replacement first during long-term operation?

The ten 600GB 10K SAS drives and the two 750W Platinum power supplies are the primary field-replaceable units; the H730 battery-backed cache module may also require swapping after several years.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both Xeon E5-2660 v4 CPUs run at 3.2GHz turbo continuously?

The dual 750W Platinum PSUs and the 2U chassis airflow define the sustained ceiling; prolonged 3.2GHz operation on all 28 cores will hit the platform power envelope before memory or controller limits.

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