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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R430 rack server 1U E5-2650v3 10C 2.3GHz 24GB DDR4 8x 300GB SAS H730

SKU CH-EH43-HX76Y

1U rack server with single 10-core Xeon E5-2650v3 at 2.3GHz, 24GB DDR4, eight 300GB 15K SAS 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 8 x 300GB

  • 10-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz handles parallel workloads
  • 24 GB DDR4 memory supports virtualization and database tasks
  • Eight 300 GB 15 K SAS drives deliver fast I/O for mixed workloads
  • H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Redundant 550 W power supply and hot-swap bays maximize uptime

1U Rack Server for Dense Compute

The Dell PowerEdge R430 fits a single Intel Xeon E5-2650v3 ten-core processor at 2.3 GHz with 24 GB of DDR4 memory into a 1U chassis. It includes eight 300 GB 15K SAS drives on a PERC H730 RAID controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60. Redundant hot-swap power and iDRAC8 remote management come standard.

Suits Virtualisation Hosts, Not GPU Workloads

This configuration targets environments that need many cores and fast local storage in minimal rack space, such as virtualisation clusters or database nodes. The two PCIe 3.0 slots and Matrox G200 video limit GPU acceleration, so buyers who need graphic compute or more than one processor should look elsewhere.

Single Processor Limits Maximum Memory

Only one Xeon E5-2650v3 is installed, so the 12 DIMM slots are restricted to the six channels of that CPU, capping usable memory at 24 GB despite the chassis supporting 384 GB with two processors. Adding a second processor would unlock the remaining slots and higher capacity.

How it compares

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

Price $495.99
Cheaper than about 92% 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 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

How do I install a second Xeon E5-2650v3 in this R430 and what step is often missed?

Open the chassis, place the processor in the empty CPU socket, apply thermal paste, attach its heatsink, then populate the six DIMM slots belonging to that socket so memory is balanced across both controllers.

Which components will need replacement first in this R430?

The eight 300GB 15K SAS drives and the single 550W redundant power supply are the mechanical parts most likely to require replacement over time.

What limit appears first when this R430 runs sustained heavy workloads?

The 24GB DDR4 memory ceiling is reached before CPU or storage limits, because the installed 24GB equals the maximum capacity listed for this configuration.

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