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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R430 1U rack server E5-2630 v3 2.4 GHz 16 GB DDR4 3× 1 TB SATA H730

SKU CH-MDZZ-YVJX4

1U rack server with Xeon E5-2630 v3, 16 GB DDR4, three 1 TB SATA drives and H730 RAID controller

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

Installed Memory Size 16GB

HDD 3 x 1TB

  • Eight-core Xeon 2.4 GHz handles demanding workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory supports up to 384 GB total
  • Three 1 TB 7.2 K SATA drives in hot-plug bays
  • H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Redundant 550 W power supply keeps the server running

1U rack server for dense compute

The Dell PowerEdge R430 fits a single Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core processor at 2.4 GHz with 16 GB of DDR4 memory into a 1U chassis. It ships with three 1 TB 7.2K SATA drives on a PERC H730 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. The platform targets workloads that need rack density and hardware RAID without a second CPU.

Redundant 550 W supply and hot-swap bays

A single 550 W redundant hot-swap power supply feeds the system while eight 2.5-inch hot-plug drive bays allow drive changes without downtime. The H730 controller adds 1 GB cache and 12 Gbps SAS connectivity for the installed SATA drives. Four 1 GbE ports and iDRAC8 remote management handle network and out-of-band access.

Max memory capped at 16 GB

The specification lists maximum memory capacity as 16 GB across 12 DIMM slots, so the installed 16 GB already fills the supported limit. Buyers who need more than 16 GB of RAM cannot expand this configuration. Two PCIe 3.0 slots remain available for additional I/O cards.

How it compares

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

Price $537.99
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 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 H730 Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
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 2.5 inch SATA drives into the hot-plug bays and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into an empty bay until the latch clicks; the step often missed is creating the virtual disk in the H730 RAID BIOS before the OS sees any volume.

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

The 7.2K RPM SATA drives and the single 550W power supply are the wear items; fans and the iDRAC battery also degrade over years of continuous use.

What limit appears first when the server runs sustained heavy workloads?

The single E5-2630 v3 CPU and 16GB DDR4 memory ceiling bottleneck compute throughput before the H730 controller or drive bandwidth saturate.

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