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Silver 1U rack server with eight 2.5-inch drive bays front panel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R430 1U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2603v3 1.6 GHz 16GB DDR4 H330 8×2.5

SKU CH-0JFQ-ZS38K

1U rack server with dual Xeon E5-2603v3 processors, 16GB DDR4, H330 RAID controller and eight 2.5-inch hot-plug bays

  • ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 16GB

HDD None

  • Dual Xeon E5-2603v3 six-core CPUs deliver multi-threaded performance
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory supports demanding workloads
  • H330 12 Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • 1U rack form factor fits dense deployments
  • Eight 2.5" hot-plug drive bays allow flexible storage

Dense 1U server for light workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R430 fits two Xeon E5-2603v3 processors at 1.6 GHz and 16 GB of DDR4 memory into a single rack unit. It ships with a PERC H330 RAID controller and eight hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays. Four 1 GbE ports and iDRAC8 remote management handle basic connectivity and administration.

Teams running simple services on a budget

This configuration suits small businesses hosting file shares, domain controllers or low-traffic web apps where dual six-core CPUs and modest RAM are sufficient. Buyers who need more storage capacity, higher memory ceilings or faster processors should look at something else.

Eight 2.5-inch bays with H330 RAID

The single specification that decides fit is the eight-bay hot-plug backplane paired with the H330 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. If your deployment requires more drive slots or a different RAID feature set, this chassis will not match.

How it compares

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

Price $463.99
Cheaper than about 93% 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 R430
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM16 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity16 GB
Memory slot count12
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
Maximum storage16 TB
Optical driveDVD ROM
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slots2 PCIe 3.0
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)

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Questions about this item

Should I choose the 16 GB configuration or plan to upgrade to 384 GB?

The system ships with 16 GB DDR4 installed across 12 DIMM slots; the board supports up to 384 GB using 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB modules running at up to 2400 MT/s depending on the fitted Xeon E5-2603 v3 processors.

How does the 1.6 GHz Xeon E5-2603 v3 perform inside this 1U chassis?

Each of the two six-core Xeon E5-2603 v3 CPUs runs at a fixed 1.6 GHz with no turbo; the 1U R430 provides adequate airflow for the base frequency under sustained server workloads.

What does the H330 12 Gbps RAID controller actually cap in practice?

The PERC H330 connects to the eight 2.5-inch hot-plug bays at 12 Gbps per port and manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60 for SAS or SATA drives; throughput is limited by the drive media and the PCIe 3.0 x8 link to the chipset.

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