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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R530 2U rack server E5-2603 V3 1.6GHz 8GB DDR4 3x 4TB SAS H730

SKU CH-6MQ5-1VZ4S

2U rack server with a six-core 1.6GHz Xeon, 8GB DDR4, three 4TB SAS drives and an H730 RAID controller

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

Installed Memory Size 8GB

HDD 3 x 4TB SAS

  • Six-core Xeon E5-2603 v3 at 1.6 GHz handles multi-threaded workloads
  • 8 GB DDR4 across 12 DIMM slots supports up to 384 GB total
  • Three 4 TB 7.2K SAS drives deliver 12 TB raw capacity
  • H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant hot-swap power supplies maintain uptime

DELL PowerEdge R530 2U Server

The DELL PowerEdge R530 is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2603 V3 six-core processor running at 1.6 GHz. It ships with 8 GB of DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots and three 4 TB 7.2K SAS drives managed by a PERC H730 RAID controller. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and four 1 GbE ports complete the baseline configuration for departmental workloads.

Suitable for general business applications

This system fits small-to-medium databases, virtualisation hosts or file services that need hot-plug SAS storage and hardware RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60. Organisations requiring a second CPU installed, more than 8 GB of memory out of the box, or additional PCIe 3.0 slots for specialised accelerators should evaluate larger configurations.

PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache

The onboard H730 provides 12 Gbps SAS connectivity and 1 GB of write-back cache, enabling the supported RAID levels and up to 80 TB of raw capacity across the eight 3.5-inch drive bays. This controller choice determines both storage performance and the expansion path for future drive additions.

How it compares

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Price $646.99
Cheaper than about 90% 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

How do I install the 3.5" SAS drives into the 8-bay hot-plug chassis and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into an empty bay until the latch clicks, then use the PERC H730 controller BIOS or iDRAC8 to create a virtual disk before the OS sees the volume.

Which components will need replacement first during long-term operation?

The 7.2K SAS drives and the two 750W redundant power supplies are the primary field-replaceable units; fans and the iDRAC8 battery follow typical server lifecycles.

What limit appears first when the server runs sustained workloads?

The single E5-2603 v3 at 1.6 GHz with 8 GB DDR4 and a 12 Gbps H730 controller will hit CPU and memory capacity before the 80 TB storage ceiling.

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