DELL PowerEdge R530 2U rack server 2x E5-2603 V3 1.6GHz 96GB DDR4 H730 8x 3.5

Dell PowerEdge R530 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R530 is a 2U rack server equipped with dual Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 six-core processors running at 1.6GHz and 96GB of DDR4 memory. It includes a Dell PERC H730 RAID controller with 1GB cache supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, plus dual 750W redundant power supplies. The chassis provides eight 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays and a DVD-ROM drive.

Suits IT teams needing dense 3.5-inch storage

This server suits IT teams that require up to eight 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives with hardware RAID in a 2U form factor. The twelve DIMM slots are fully populated at 96GB, matching the installed processor limit, so buyers who need more memory capacity or higher memory speeds should evaluate other platforms. Organisations requiring GPU acceleration or more than five PCIe expansion slots should also look elsewhere.

Max memory capped at 96GB with current CPUs

The installed E5-2603 v3 processors restrict the maximum addressable memory to 96GB across the twelve DDR4 slots, even though the chipset supports up to 384GB with different CPUs. This limit determines whether the system can handle larger virtualisation or database workloads without a processor upgrade.