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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R430 1U rack server E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 24GB DDR4 3x 1TB SATA H730

SKU CH-GC4S-YKSVW

1U rack server with one eight-core 2.4 GHz Xeon, 24 GB DDR4, three 1 TB SATA drives and H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM24 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 24GB

HDD 3 x 1TB

  • Eight-core Xeon E5-2630 v3 at 2.4 GHz for multi-threaded workloads
  • 24 GB DDR4 memory across 12 DIMM slots for virtualisation density
  • Three 1 TB 7.2K SATA drives on H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache
  • Redundant 550 W hot-swap power supply protects uptime
  • 1U rack form factor with 8 hot-plug 2.5" bays for dense deployment

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 24 GB of DDR4 memory into a 1U chassis. Eight 2.5-inch hot-plug bays support SAS or SATA drives while a PERC H730 controller provides RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Remote management is handled by iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller.

Redundant power and front-to-rear airflow

A single 550 W redundant hot-swap supply feeds the system while front-to-rear cooling moves air across the CPU, memory and drive bays. The 1U height limits heatsink volume so fan speeds rise under sustained load, producing audible airflow noise typical for dense rack gear. Power draw scales with processor utilisation and the number of installed drives.

Memory ceiling fixed at 24 GB

The installed 24 GB matches the listed maximum capacity for this configuration, so no further DIMM upgrades are possible without changing the processor or platform. Buyers who need more memory must select a different server. The twelve DDR4 slots are already populated to the supported limit.

How it compares

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

Price $462.99
Cheaper than about 93% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 24 GB
Lower than about 85% 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 RAM24 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity24 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" SATA drives in the hot-plug bays of this PowerEdge R430?

Slide each 2.5-inch drive into one of the eight front bays until the latch clicks; the H730 controller detects the new SATA drive automatically, but you must configure the RAID level in the controller BIOS before the operating system sees the volume.

What maintenance will the DDR4 memory and the H730 RAID controller need over time?

The twelve DDR4 DIMM slots require no routine service; if a module fails, replace it with an identical DDR4 part. The H730 controller has no battery-backed cache, so no battery replacement is needed — only firmware updates via iDRAC8 when Dell releases them.

Which limit appears first when this R430 runs a sustained heavy workload?

The single E5-2630 v3 processor reaches its thermal ceiling before the 550-watt redundant power supply or the 24-gigabyte DDR4 memory capacity becomes a bottleneck.

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