DELL PowerEdge R730 rack server 2U 2x Xeon E5-2699 v4 22-core 2.2GHz 64GB DDR4 H730 2x 300GB SAS

Dual 22-Core Xeon Platform

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 processors. Each CPU delivers 22 cores at 2.20 GHz with a 3.6 GHz turbo frequency, totalling 44 cores for heavily threaded workloads. The system ships with 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across four 16 GB modules. It is aimed at midsize and large enterprises running virtualisation, databases or high-performance computing nodes.

Virtualisation Hosts, Not Desktop Users

This server suits IT teams that need dense CPU resources and hardware RAID in a compact 2U form factor. The PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for local SAS or SATA drives. Buyers who require GPU acceleration, single-threaded frequency above 3.6 GHz, or a tower chassis should evaluate other platforms. The included iDRAC 8 Enterprise enables full remote management for lights-out operation.

24 DDR4 Slots Up to 1.5 TB

The defining specification is the memory subsystem: 24 DIMM slots populated with 64 GB today and a maximum capacity of 1.5 TB of DDR4 registered ECC. This headroom lets you scale from the factory 4 x 16 GB configuration to much larger datasets without replacing the server. All memory must be DDR4; other generations are physically and electrically incompatible with the LGA 2011-3 platform.