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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, eight 2.5-inch drive bays and dual power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 rack server 2U 2x Xeon E5-2683 v4 2.1GHz 16-core 128GB DDR4 8x 1.2TB SAS H730

SKU CH-Z3PW-CE729

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon processors, 128 GB DDR4 memory and eight 1.2 TB SAS drives on a PERC H730 controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 128GB

HDD 8 x 1.2TB 10K SAS

  • Dual 16-core Xeon CPUs at 2.1 GHz base with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory in 8 slots
  • PERC H730 RAID controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Eight 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives deliver high-capacity storage
  • Quad-port network card with dual 1 GbE and dual 10 GbE SFP+

Dual 16-core Xeon server

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 processors. Each CPU runs at 2.1 GHz with a 3.0 GHz turbo frequency and provides 16 cores. The system ships with 128 GB of DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across eight modules. It targets midsize and large enterprise workloads such as databases, virtual desktop infrastructure and high-performance computing nodes.

Check rack space and SAS cabling

Verify that your cabinet can accommodate a 2U chassis and that the rails supplied match your rack depth. The PERC H730 controller uses 12 Gb/s SAS connectivity, so backplane and drive cables must support that speed. The server includes dual 750 W platinum power supplies; confirm your PDU outlets and available circuits. Network connectivity relies on an Intel X520/I350 daughter card delivering two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports.

Eight 2.5-inch bays and 24 DIMM slots

The chassis holds eight 2.5-inch drives; all bays are populated with 1.2 TB 10K SAS disks in this configuration. The H730 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. Twenty-four DDR4 slots allow expansion up to 1.5 TB of registered ECC memory. iDRAC 8 Enterprise provides out-of-band remote management without consuming a front-panel port.

How it compares

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Price $1,154.99
Cheaper than about 69% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 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 count16-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 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

Does the server ship with the 8× 1.2TB SAS drives and the PERC H730 controller installed, or must I purchase them separately?

The unit includes eight 1.2TB 10K SAS drives and a Dell PERC H730 1GB controller with battery pre-installed, so no additional storage parts are required.

Should I choose the 128GB DDR4 configuration or plan to expand toward the 1.5TB maximum?

The system arrives with 128GB (eight 16GB DDR4 2400MHz ECC modules) occupying eight of twenty-four slots, leaving sixteen free slots for future expansion up to 1.5TB.

What does the 2.1GHz base clock with 3.0GHz turbo mean for sustained workloads on the dual Xeon E5-2683 v4 CPUs?

Each 16-core processor runs at 2.1GHz base and can boost to 3.0GHz under load, giving thirty-two total cores for parallel tasks such as virtualization, databases or HPC nodes.

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