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Silver 1U rack server with eight 2.5-inch drive bays and redundant power supply

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R430 1U rack server E5-2603v3 16GB 3x 300GB SAS H330

SKU CH-4EF1-9WBEH

1U rack server with Xeon E5-2603v3, 16GB DDR4, three 300GB 15K SAS drives and H330 RAID controller

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

Installed Memory Size 16GB

HDD 3 x 300GB

  • Six-core Xeon E5-2603 v3 at 1.6 GHz handles core workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory supports up to 384 GB across 12 slots
  • Three 300 GB 15 K SAS drives deliver fast hot-plug storage
  • H330 12 Gbps RAID controller manages RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • 550 W redundant power supply keeps the 1U chassis running

Compact 1U rack server for essential workloads

This Dell PowerEdge R430 fits a single Intel Xeon E5-2603v3 processor with six cores at 1.6 GHz and ships with 16 GB of DDR4 memory. It includes three 300 GB 15K SAS drives on a PERC H330 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. A 550 W redundant power supply and four 1 GbE ports complete the baseline configuration.

Suited for light virtualisation.

The chassis accepts up to eight 2.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA drives and offers two PCIe 3.0 slots for additional controllers. Remote management is handled by iDRAC8 Express with optional Enterprise upgrades. Organisations needing more than one processor, memory beyond 16 GB, or a larger drive count should evaluate alternative platforms.

Single-socket design caps memory at 16 GB

Only one Xeon E5-2603v3 is installed and the board provides twelve DIMM slots, six per processor, so the maximum supported capacity remains 16 GB with the current CPU. Adding a second processor would unlock the full 384 GB limit and the remaining six slots. Buyers planning memory-intensive applications must factor in the second-CPU requirement.

How it compares

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

Price $478.99
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
ProcessorIntel 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
Drive interfaceSAS
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

What comes in the box and what must I buy separately?

The server ships with one Xeon E5-2603v3 processor, 16GB DDR4 memory, three 300GB 15K SAS drives in trays, a DVD drive, one 550W redundant power supply and a power cable. Rail kit, bezel, empty drive trays, mouse, keyboard and video cable are not included.

Which drive count and RAID level should I choose for the three installed 300GB SAS drives?

With three drives the H330 controller can create a RAID 5 array for capacity and single-drive fault tolerance, or a RAID 1 array with a hot spare for maximum redundancy. RAID 0 offers no protection.

What does the 1.6GHz six-core Xeon mean for real-world throughput in this 1U server?

The E5-2603v3 provides six cores at 1.6GHz with DDR4-2400 support across 12 DIMM slots; it handles light virtualisation, file and print services, or web hosting within the 550W power budget and 1U thermal envelope.

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