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Silver 2U rack server with eight front drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R530 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 16GB DDR4 2x 300GB 15K SAS H730

SKU CH-3VSW-CBVBA

2U rack server with dual 10-core Xeon CPUs, 16 GB DDR4, two 300 GB 15 K SAS drives and H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

HDD 2 x 300GB 15K

  • Dual ten-core Xeon CPUs deliver 40 virtual threads for parallel workloads
  • PERC H730 RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with 1GB cache
  • Eight 3.5-inch hot-plug bays accept SAS or SATA drives up to 80TB
  • Redundant 750W power supplies keep the server running during a module failure
  • iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller enables remote deployment and monitoring

Purpose-built 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R530 is a 2U rack server designed for dense compute and storage workloads. It ships with dual Xeon E5-2650 v3 processors, each delivering ten cores at 2.3 GHz, and 16 GB of DDR4 memory. A Perc H730 controller manages two 300 GB 15K SAS drives in hot-plug bays. Redundant 750 W power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management complete the platform.

Who this suits and who it does not

This server fits teams running virtualisation clusters, database instances or archival storage that benefit from high core counts and SAS reliability. The eight 3.5-inch hot-plug bays and H730 RAID support up to 80 TB of raw capacity. Buyers who need GPU compute, single-thread frequencies above 2.3 GHz or more than 16 GB of memory as shipped should look at other configurations.

Deciding specification

The installed memory is capped at 16 GB across twelve DDR4 DIMM slots, with a processor-dependent maximum of 384 GB. If the workload fits in 16 GB today, the server runs immediately; otherwise a memory upgrade is mandatory before deployment.

How it compares

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

Price $606.99
Cheaper than about 91% 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 R530
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorDual Intel 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 storage80 TB
Optical driveDVD ROM
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsSupport for up to 5 x PCIe: 3 x PCIe 3.0 and 2 x PCIe 2.0.
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Product weight60 lb (27.2 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 far can the 16GB DDR4 be expanded before hitting the board limit?

The board provides 12 DIMM slots and supports up to 384GB of DDR4 memory.

What are the power and cooling implications of the dual 750W redundant supplies running continuously?

Two 750W hot-swap supplies share the load, providing redundancy and steady power for sustained operation.

Which additional components are required to install an operating system on the H730 RAID array?

The server includes the H730 controller and two 300GB 15K SAS drives; you only need to supply the OS installation media.

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