Expansion Bus
NOTE: To use slots 1 through 4, both the
processors must be installed.
(Slot 5) One full-height, full-length x8 link
Riser 3 (default) (Slot 6) One full-height, full-length x8 link
(Slot 7) One full-height, full-length x8 link
Riser 3 (alternate for GPU) (Slot 6) One full-height, full-length x16 link
Memory
Architecture 1333 MT/s, 1600 MT/s, 1866 MT/s or 2133 MT/s
DDR4 registered, load-reduced Error Correcting
Code (ECC) DIMMs
Support for advanced ECC or memory optimized
operation
Memory module sockets Twenty-four 288-pin
Memory module capacities
LRDIMMs 32 GB quad-ranked
RDIMMs 4 GB single-ranked, 8 GB or 16 GB dual-ranked
Minimum RAM 4 GB with a single processor
8 GB with a dual processor (minimum one
memory module per processor)
Maximum RAM Up to 768 GB with a dual processor
Up to 384 GB with a single processor
Drives
Hard drives
(PowerEdge R730)
Eight–hard-drive systems Up to eight 3.5 inch or 2.5 inch, internal, hot-swappable
SAS, SATA, or Nearline SAS hard drives in hard-drive slots 0
through 7.
Sixteen–hard-drive systems Up to sixteen 2.5 inch, internal, hot-swappable SAS, SATA,
SAS/SATA SSD, or Nearline SAS hard drives in hard-drive
slots 0 through 15.
Hard drives
(PowerEdge R730xd)
Twelve plus two–hard-drive systems Up to twelve 3.5 inch and two optional 2.5 inch back-
accessible, internal, hot-swappable SAS, SATA, SAS/SATA
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