DELL PowerEdge R530 2U rack server 2x E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 48GB DDR4 H330

2U rack server for virtualization

The Dell PowerEdge R530 is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 processors, each with eight cores running at 2.4GHz. It ships with 48GB of DDR4 memory installed across twelve DIMM slots and includes a PERC H330 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. The chassis provides eight hot-plug 3.5-inch drive bays for SAS or SATA drives and includes a DVD-ROM drive.

Thermals noise and power efficiency

Dual 750W redundant hot-swap power supplies share the load, keeping each unit in an efficient operating range during typical workloads. The 2U form factor allows front-to-rear airflow across the processors and memory, while the iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller monitors temperatures and fan speeds remotely. Under normal utilisation the system maintains stable thermals without aggressive fan ramping, and the redundant supply design eliminates a single point of failure for power delivery.

Sustained load behaviour

With both CPUs fully loaded the 32 logical threads handle extended compute tasks such as database serving or virtualisation clusters. Memory capacity is fixed at 48GB, so workloads that exceed this limit will swap rather than scale. The H330 controller manages sustained I/O to the eight drive bays, while five PCIe slots (three at 3.0 and two at 2.0) remain available for additional networking or storage adapters. The Matrox G200 graphics provide basic console output only.