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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R430 1U rack server E5-2603v3 1.6GHz 6-core 128GB DDR4 H330 8×2.5" hot-plug

SKU CH-9X1B-V4MB7

1U rack server with single Xeon E5-2603v3 six-core 1.6GHz CPU, 128GB DDR4, H330 RAID controller, eight 2.5" hot-plug bays, dual 550W redundant power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 128GB

HDD None

  • 6-core Xeon at 1.6 GHz handles multi-threaded workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 fills every DIMM slot for large datasets
  • H330 12 Gbps RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Dual 550 W hot-swap power supplies keep the server running
  • 8 × 2.5" hot-plug bays plus 2 PCIe 3.0 slots for expansion

Compact 1U rack server for dense compute

The Dell PowerEdge R430 fits a single Intel Xeon E5-2603v3 six-core processor at 1.6 GHz and 128 GB of DDR4 memory into a 1U chassis. It targets departments that need a space-efficient host for virtualisation, file services or light database workloads. The platform supports a second CPU when demand grows.

Dual 550 W redundant power supplies

Two hot-swap 550 W units share the load so a single failure does not shut the system down. The 1U airflow path moves air front-to-back across the CPU and memory without liquid cooling. Acoustic output scales with inlet temperature and workload intensity.

Eight 2.5" hot-plug bays with H330 RAID

The front panel accepts up to eight SAS or SATA drives connected to the Perc H330 controller, which supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. Maximum raw capacity reaches 16 TB when all bays are populated. No drives or trays are included.

How it compares

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Price $888.99
Cheaper than about 78% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 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
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity128 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

How do I install the server in a rack, and which step do people often miss?

Mount the 1U chassis using a compatible rail kit, then connect both 550W redundant power supplies; the step often missed is securing the cable-management arm so the hot-plug drive bays remain accessible.

What maintenance or replacement will the server need later?

The PERC H330 controller uses a RAID battery that typically requires replacement after several years to keep write-back caching protected during power loss.

What limit appears first under sustained heavy workloads?

With a single E5-2603v3 at 1.6GHz and memory capped at 128GB, CPU throughput becomes the bottleneck before the 12Gbps SAS/SATA storage subsystem saturates.

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