DELL PowerEdge R430 rack server E5-2603v3 1.6 24GB 8x300GB H730

1U rack server for dense compute

The Dell PowerEdge R430 fits a single Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 six-core processor running at 1.6 GHz with 24 GB of DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots. It ships with eight hot-plug 2.5-inch 300 GB 15 K SAS drives on a PERC H730 RAID controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 and includes a 550 W redundant power supply, DVD-ROM and four 1 GbE ports.

Eight 300 GB 15 K SAS drives on H730 RAID

The installed storage uses 6 Gbps SAS hard drives spinning at 15 000 RPM, delivering high IOPS for transactional workloads. The H730 controller provides 1 GB cache and 12 Gbps SAS connectivity, enabling flexible RAID levels up to 16 TB maximum capacity. No solid-state drives are included and the bays accept only 2.5-inch SAS or SATA media.

Slide-in rails and hot-plug bays simplify deployment

The 1U chassis mounts in standard racks using the included rail kit and all eight drive bays are tool-less hot-plug for quick replacement. Redundant power allows a supply swap without downtime. Buyers needing more than 24 GB of memory or a second processor must add compatible DDR4 modules and a matching CPU, as the board supports up to 384 GB across two sockets.

Remote iDRAC8 eases ongoing management

The integrated iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller provides out-of-band monitoring, firmware updates and virtual console access over the network. Express licensing is standard with Enterprise and vFlash upgrades available. Two PCIe 3.0 slots allow additional networking or storage adapters if required.