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Silver 2U rack server with eight front drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R530 2U rack server E5-2603 V3 1.6GHz 8GB 2x 600GB SAS H730

SKU CH-Z96A-X5M7G

A 2U rack server with a six-core 1.6 GHz Xeon, 8 GB DDR4, dual 600 GB 15 K SAS drives and an H730 RAID controller supporting up to 80 TB

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

Installed Memory Size 8GB

HDD 2 x 600GB

  • Six-core Xeon at 1.6 GHz for balanced compute
  • 8 GB DDR4 memory in 12 DIMM slots
  • Two 600 GB 15K SAS drives for fast storage
  • H730 RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant hot-swap power supplies

2U rack server for small workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R530 is a 2U rack server fitted with a single Intel Xeon E5-2603 V3 six-core processor at 1.6 GHz and 8 GB of DDR4 memory. It includes two 600 GB 15K SAS drives on a PERC H730 RAID controller and dual 750 W redundant power supplies. This configuration suits small business file, print or light virtualisation roles.

Check bays memory and PCIe needs

The chassis offers eight 3.5-inch hot-plug bays for SAS or SATA drives, so verify that your planned storage count fits within that limit. Twelve DDR4 DIMM slots support up to 384 GB total, although the installed processor determines the maximum memory speed. Five PCIe slots provide three 3.0 and two 2.0 lanes for additional controllers or networking cards.

Sustained load with redundant cooling

Dual redundant power supplies and hot-plug drive bays keep the server running during component replacement, while the H730 controller with 1 GB cache maintains RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 performance under continuous I/O. The 15K SAS drives deliver consistent throughput for mixed read and write workloads, and iDRAC8 remote management allows monitoring without physical access.

How it compares

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

Price $666.99
Cheaper than about 89% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 8 GB
Lower than about 95% 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 RAM8 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity8 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

What is included in the box and what must be purchased separately?

The server ships with one E5-2603 V3 processor, 8 GB DDR4, two 600 GB 15 K SAS drives, H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller, two 750 W redundant power supplies, DVD drive, four 1 GbE ports, iDRAC8 Express and a power cable; rails, bezel, keyboard, mouse, video cable and OS are not included.

Which memory capacity should I choose for this server?

The board has 12 DDR4 slots supporting 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB modules up to 2400 MT/s; maximum installed capacity is 384 GB with two processors, so select module size based on the total RAM you need.

What does the 1.6 GHz clock speed mean for real-world performance?

The single six-core Xeon E5-2603 V3 runs at a fixed 1.6 GHz, providing baseline compute for entry workloads; adding a second supported processor doubles core count for heavier multi-threaded tasks.

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