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Black 2U rack server with eight front 3.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R530 2U rack server E5-2603 V3 1.6GHz 48GB DDR4 H730 8×3.5

SKU CH-MDTB-QD8AX

2U rack server with a 1.6 GHz Xeon, 48 GB DDR4, H730 RAID controller and eight 3.5″ hot-plug bays

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM48 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 48GB

HDD None

  • Eight 3.5″ hot-plug bays for up to 80TB storage
  • H730 RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750W redundant power supplies keep the system running
  • 48GB DDR4 memory across 12 DIMM slots
  • iDRAC8 remote management with Lifecycle Controller

Dell PowerEdge R530 2U rack server

This 2U rack server delivers a single Intel Xeon E5-2603 V3 six-core processor at 1.6GHz with 48GB of DDR4 memory. It includes a Dell Perc H730 RAID controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 and two 750W redundant hot-swap power supplies for continuous uptime.

Suits small-business virtualisation and file storage

Organisations running light virtualisation, file serving or backup workloads will find the eight 3.5-inch hot-plug bays and 48GB DDR4 a practical starting point. Buyers who need GPU compute, dual-processor performance or more than 48GB of memory should look at a larger platform.

Memory capped at 48GB with this CPU

The installed Xeon E5-2603 V3 limits total system memory to 48GB across twelve DIMM slots, so the server cannot reach the 384GB maximum the chassis supports. Confirm that ceiling before ordering.

How it compares

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

Price $609.99
Cheaper than about 91% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 48 GB
Lower than about 75% 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
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM48 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity48 GB
Memory slot count12
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 Controller
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

What comes in the box and what must I buy separately?

The server includes one E5-2603 V3 processor, 48GB DDR4 memory, a PERC H730 controller, two 750W redundant power supplies, a DVD ROM drive, a 4-port 1GbE daughter card, a Matrox G200 GPU and a power cable. Drive bays are empty; SAS or SATA drives, rail kit, bezel, keyboard, mouse and video cable are not included.

Should I choose the single-processor or dual-processor version for 48GB DDR4?

The listed unit ships with one E5-2603 V3 six-core 1.6GHz CPU and 48GB DDR4 across 12 DIMM slots. The board supports a second identical processor; adding it doubles core count and unlocks the remaining six memory slots for a 384GB maximum.

How does the 1.6GHz E5-2603 V3 perform with the H730 RAID controller in a live workload?

The six-core 1.6GHz Xeon drives the H730 1GB 12Gbps controller, which supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 across up to eight 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA drives. Memory runs at up to 2400MT/s limited by the processor capability.

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