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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and front bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2660 v4 2.0GHz 14-core 768GB DDR4 12x 8TB H730

SKU CH-KBDQ-5AHGE

2U rack server with dual 14-core Xeon processors, 768GB DDR4 ECC memory and 12 bays holding 8TB SATA drives on an H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count14-Core Processor
  • Dual 14-core Xeon processors handle heavy multi-threaded workloads
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualisation clusters
  • PERC H730 controller enables flexible RAID configurations
  • Twelve 8 TB enterprise drives deliver high-capacity storage
  • Dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundant power

PowerEdge R730xd 2U 12-bay rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 processors, each running at 2.0 GHz with 14 cores. The system includes 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730 RAID controller with battery backup.

Suits dense storage and virtualisation.

This configuration targets midsize and large enterprises running data warehouses, virtual desktop infrastructure, databases or high-performance computing data nodes. Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays provide high capacity with 12 x 8 TB enterprise SATA drives. Buyers who require GPU acceleration, a smaller chassis or different drive bay counts should consider other platforms.

12 x 8 TB 3.5-inch SATA drives and H730 controller

The storage subsystem centres on twelve 8 TB 7.2K RPM SATA hard drives connected to the Dell PERC H730 1 GB controller. This RAID card supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through modes, delivering the raw capacity and redundancy profile that defines this server's role.

How it compares

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

Price $5,230.99
Pricier than about 77% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% 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 R730XD
Model nameR730xd
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 RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1.5 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 1 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
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

Should I choose the 768 GB configuration or the 1.5 TB maximum for memory?

The server ships with 768 GB using 24 slots of 32 GB DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC modules. The board supports up to 1.5 TB, so you can add more later if workloads grow.

What does the 2.0 GHz base and 3.2 GHz turbo mean for real workloads?

Each of the two Xeon E5-2660 v4 processors runs at 2.0 GHz base and can boost to 3.2 GHz across its 14 cores, giving 28 total cores that accelerate multi-threaded databases and virtualisation.

How does the H730 controller and SATA interface limit the 8 TB drives?

The PERC H730 1 GB controller runs 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA with RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60. The twelve 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives connect at 6 Gb/s, so sustained throughput caps at the SATA link speed.

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