Dell EMC PowerEdge R730xd Server Documentation List

• Product Overview (see below)

• Technical Specifications (see parameter tables below)

• Processors and Chipset

• Memory

• Storage and Drive Configurations

• PCIe Expansion and Risers

• GPU and Accelerator Support

• Power Supply Units

• System Dimensions and Weight

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Product Overview

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server engineered for exceptional configurability across a wide range of workloads, including database serving, virtualization, scale-out storage, and unified communications and collaboration. It supports up to two Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 processors (with up to 22 cores each), up to 24 DDR4 DIMM slots, and six distinct storage configurations.

A defining feature of the R730xd is its hybrid storage capability. It allows mixing high-speed 1.8″ SSDs with low-cost, high-capacity 3.5″ HDDs in a single chassis, enabling in-server storage tiering and accelerated data access. In its 24-drive dual-PERC configuration, the R730xd is positioned as a strong database server capable of delivering over one million IOPS.

The platform also supports up to four PCIe NVMe Express Flash SSDs for ultra-low-latency workloads, and up to six PCIe 3.0 expansion slots for flexible I/O scaling.

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Technical Specifications

Processor and Chipset

Memory

Storage and Drive Configurations

PCIe Expansion and Risers

Note: PCIe Generation 3 expansion cards are supported. Using slots 1 through 4 requires both processors to be installed.

GPU and Accelerator Support

The R730xd supports a limited set of GPU and coprocessor cards, primarily validated for GP-GPU compute workloads rather than video rendering. Unofficial or unvalidated cards may cause iDRAC to run fans at maximum speed due to unrecognized cooling requirements.

Validated GPU/Accelerator Options (partial list):

• NVIDIA Tesla K80, K20, K20X, K20C, M4, M10, M60, P4, P40, P100 (Pascal GP100)

• NVIDIA Quadro P5000, K1200, M5000

• NVIDIA GRID K2, K2A

• AMD FirePro S7150, S7150 X2, S7000, S9050, S9100

• Intel Xeon Phi 5110P, 7120P

Note on Video Cards: The R730xd does not support internal or external GPUs in the same manner as non-xd R730 models. High-power discrete video cards (e.g., GeForce RTX series) are not supported due to power delivery and BIOS MMIO limitations.

Power Supply Units

The system supports up to two redundant AC or DC power supply units.

System Dimensions and Weight