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Silver 2U rack server with eight front drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL E5-2650 PowerEdge R530 2U rack server 10C 2.3GHz 8GB DDR4 2x 300GB 15K SAS H330

SKU CH-HJ18-YEFAH MPN E5-2650

A 2U rack server with a ten-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz, 8 GB DDR4, two 300 GB 15 K SAS drives and an H330 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM8 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 8GB

HDD 2 x 300GB 15K

CPU Model E5-2650 V3

  • Ten-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz powers parallel workloads
  • 8 GB DDR4 installed with twelve slots for expansion
  • Two 300 GB 15 K SAS drives deliver fast sequential access
  • H330 RAID controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
  • Dual 750 W redundant supplies keep the 2U chassis running

Built for dense rack workloads

The PowerEdge R530 fits into a 2U rack space and ships with a single ten-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 running at 2.3 GHz. Eight gigabytes of DDR4 memory and two 300 GB 15 K SAS drives give a ready-to-run platform for virtualisation hosts, database nodes or backup targets that need hot-plug drive bays and redundant power.

Thermals noise and power draw

Dual 750 W hot-swap power supplies share the load, keeping each unit in an efficient range while providing full redundancy. The 2U chassis uses Dell's managed airflow design to move air front-to-back across the processor and memory, so fan speeds stay proportional to actual thermal demand rather than running at a fixed high RPM.

What the bundled items change

The H330 RAID controller presents the two SAS drives as a single logical volume with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 or 60, removing the need for a separate HBA. iDRAC8 Express provides out-of-band remote console, power control and hardware inventory without an enterprise licence. A DVD-ROM and a power cable complete the package so the server can be racked and imaged immediately.

How it compares

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

Price $586.99
Cheaper than about 91% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 8 GB
Lower than about 95% 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
Model namePowerEdge R530
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM8 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity8 GB
Memory slot count12
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
Maximum storage80 TB
Optical driveDVD ROM
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsSupport for up to 5 x PCIe: 3 x PCIe 3.0 and 2 x PCIe 2.0.
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Product weight60 lb (27.2 kg)
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Management controlleriDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC8 Express (default), iDRAC8 Enterprise (upgrade) 8 GB vFlash media (upgrade), 16 GB vFlash media (upgrade)

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Questions about this item

How do I install the 300GB 15K SAS drives into the 3.5" hot-plug bays?

Slide each drive into an empty bay until the latch clicks; the H330 controller will detect them automatically. The step people miss is creating the RAID array in the H330 BIOS before installing an OS.

What maintenance will the redundant 750W power supplies need later?

The hot-swap design lets you replace a failed unit without shutting down; keep the second supply seated and watch the iDRAC8 alerts for fan or voltage warnings.

What limit appears first when the E5-2650 v3 runs at full load for hours?

The single CPU tops out at 20 virtual cores and the installed 8GB DDR4 caps memory capacity, so compute or memory ceiling hits before the H330 or drive throughput.

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