DELL PowerEdge R730 rack server 2U E5-2609v3 1.9GHz 48GB DDR4 2x 300GB SAS H730

Rack server for virtualisation workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2609v3 six-core processor running at 1.9GHz. It ships with 48GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots and includes a PERC H730 RAID controller with 1GB cache. Two 300GB 15K SAS drives are installed in the eight-bay hot-plug chassis, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60.

Dual 750W supplies with hot-swap cooling

Redundant 750W power supplies can be swapped without downtime while the system draws air front-to-back through managed fans. The iDRAC8 remote-management module provides out-of-band monitoring of temperatures, fan speeds and power draw. A DVD-ROM drive occupies the single media bay and the Matrox G200eR2 video adapter handles basic console output.

Single-socket configuration limits total memory

Only one processor is installed, so the 12 DIMM slots associated with the second socket remain unusable until a matching Xeon is added. This caps usable memory at 48GB despite the board supporting 1536GB in a dual-socket layout. Buyers who need more than 48GB of RAM or who require the full PCIe 3.0 lane count from two CPUs should plan for a second processor upgrade.