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Silver 1U rack server with four front drive bays and dual power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R330 1U Rack Server E3-1220 v5 16GB 4x 2TB SAS H730 2x 350W

SKU CH-B18D-HJP00

1U rack server with Xeon E3-1220 v5, 16GB DDR4, four 2TB SAS drives on H730 RAID controller and dual 350W power supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C236
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Quad-core Xeon E3-1220 v5 at 3.0 GHz handles core workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory supports up to 64 GB total capacity
  • Four 2 TB 7.2K SAS drives deliver 8 TB raw storage
  • H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 350 W redundant hot-swap power supplies maintain uptime

1U Rack Server for Small Business

The Dell PowerEdge R330 is a 1U rack server built for small businesses and remote offices needing a compact, single-socket platform. It ships with an Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 quad-core processor at 3 GHz, 16 GB of DDR4 memory, and four 2 TB 7.2K SAS drives managed by a Perc H730 RAID controller. Dual 350 W hot-swap power supplies provide redundancy.

Upgrade From Tower or Older 1U Systems

This server replaces tower workstations acting as file or application servers and older 1U units limited to SATA or 3 Gbps SAS backplanes. The jump is worth it when you need hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60 with 1 GB cache, 12 Gbps SAS throughput, and hot-plug drive bays in a single rack unit. It is not for workloads requiring dual processors, more than 64 GB RAM, or GPU compute.

Limits of 12 Gbps SAS and PCIe 3.0

The H730 controller and 12 Gbps SAS backplane cap sequential throughput at the drive level; spinning 7.2K disks will saturate well below the interface ceiling. Two PCIe 3.0 slots and one internal storage slot limit add-in cards to x8 electrical width and generation 3 speeds. The integrated Matrox G200 video and dual 1 GbE ports restrict modern display and 10 GbE networking needs.

How it compares

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

Price $529.99
Cheaper than about 92% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 16 GB
Lower 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
Model namePowerEdge R330
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C236
Max supported CPUs1
Memory
Installed RAM16 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity16 GB
Memory slot count4
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Maximum storage40 TB
Optical driveDVD ROM
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Ports & slots
Network ports2 x Ports
Expansion card slots2 x PCIe 3.0 slots + 1 slot for internal storage.
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height1U
Product weight40 lb (18.1 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)

Questions about this item

What rack depth does the 1U PowerEdge R330 chassis require?

The chassis measures 18.99 inches long, so the rack must provide at least that much clear depth behind the front mounting flanges.

Which step is often missed when seating the four 3.5-inch SAS drives and the H730 controller?

The drives must be inserted into the hot-plug bays until the carrier latch clicks, then the H730 must be configured in the controller BIOS before the operating system sees any RAID volume.

When will the redundant 350W power supplies need replacement?

Replace a unit when the iDRAC8 reports a power-supply fault or the front-panel amber LED stays lit, indicating one supply has failed and redundancy is lost.

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