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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R430 rack server 1U E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 16GB DDR4 3x 300GB SAS H730

SKU CH-A2N6-0ZM97

1U rack server with eight-core Xeon, 16 GB DDR4, three 300 GB 15 K SAS 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 300GB

  • Eight-core Xeon E5-2630 v3 at 2.4 GHz handles parallel workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory in 12 DIMM slots supports virtualisation density
  • Three 300 GB 15 K SAS drives deliver fast sequential access
  • H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Redundant 550 W power supply and hot-plug bays increase uptime

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. Eight 2.5-inch hot-plug bays and a Perc H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache support SAS or SATA drives in RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60. Redundant 550 W power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management come standard.

SAS 12 Gbps controller limits drive speed

The H730 controller operates at 12 Gbps while the three included 300 GB drives run at 6 Gbps 15 K rpm, so the array will not saturate the controller. Twelve DIMM slots allow up to 384 GB total, but the installed processor caps memory speed at 2400 MT/s. Only two PCIe 3.0 slots are available for expansion cards.

Replaces older 2U servers needing more density

This 1U system upgrades environments that previously used larger chassis for similar core counts and direct-attached storage. The jump is worthwhile when rack space is at a premium and workloads fit within 16 GB RAM and three 300 GB drives. Buyers who need more storage bays, a second processor or GPU acceleration should look elsewhere.

How it compares

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

Price $533.99
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 interfaceSAS
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

Should I add a second Xeon E5-2630 v3 to reach the 384 GB memory limit?

The board has 12 DIMM slots, six per processor. With one CPU only the first six slots are active, so a second E5-2630 v3 is required to use all 12 slots and reach the 384 GB maximum.

What does the 2.4 GHz clock on the E5-2630 v3 mean for typical server workloads?

Eight cores at 2.4 GHz deliver 16 threads with Hyper-Threading, giving solid throughput for virtualisation, databases and multi-threaded applications while keeping power draw within the 550 W redundant supply budget.

How does the H730 12 Gbps RAID controller limit the installed 6 Gbps SAS drives?

The controller negotiates at each drive's native 6 Gbps link speed; the 12 Gbps capability only matters when faster SAS or SATA devices are added later.

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