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DELL PowerEdge R330 1U rack server Xeon E3-1220v5 3GHz 8GB 4×2TB SAS H730 2×350W

SKU CH-GVE7-7MWF7

1U rack server with Xeon E3-1220v5, 8 GB DDR4, four 2 TB SAS drives on an H730 controller and dual 350 W supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM8 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C236
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Quad-core Xeon at 3GHz drives responsive compute
  • 8GB DDR4 with four slots ready for expansion
  • Four 2TB SAS drives in hot-plug bays for capacity
  • H730 RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 350W redundant power supplies keep the server running

Compact 1U rack server for single-socket workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R330 fits a Xeon E3-1220 v5 quad-core processor at 3 GHz with 8 GB of DDR4 memory into a single rack unit. It targets small-business IT rooms or remote offices that need a dedicated physical host for virtualisation, file serving or line-of-business applications without the footprint of a larger chassis.

Dual 350 W redundant supplies

Two hot-swappable 350 W power supplies share the load so one can fail without downtime. Four 3.5-inch bays accept SAS or SATA drives and the front panel provides direct access for drive replacement while the system runs. The H730 controller with 1 GB cache offloads RAID parity calculations from the CPU, keeping thermals steady under mixed read-write traffic.

H730 RAID controller and iDRAC8 remote management

The PERC H730 supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, letting administrators tune capacity versus redundancy across the four installed 2 TB 7.2K SAS drives. iDRAC8 Express gives out-of-band console access, power control and hardware inventory over a dedicated 1 GbE port, while optional Enterprise licences add virtual media and vFlash caching for faster firmware updates.

How it compares

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Price $478.99
Cheaper than about 93% 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 R330
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C236
Max supported CPUs1
Memory
Installed RAM8 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity8 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

How do I install the four 3.5-inch SAS drives and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a hot-plug bay until the latch clicks; the step often missed is creating the virtual disk in the H730 controller BIOS before the OS sees any volume.

Which components will need replacement first during long-term operation?

The 7.2K SAS drives and the two 350W redundant power supplies are the field-replaceable parts most likely to require service over time.

What limit appears first when the server runs sustained workloads?

The installed 8GB DDR4 memory reaches capacity before CPU or storage limits become a bottleneck under continuous use.

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