DELL PowerEdge R530 2U rack server E5-2603 V3 1.6GHz 96GB 2x 300GB 15K SAS H730

Dell PowerEdge R530 2U rack server for dense compute

The PowerEdge R530 is a 2U rackmount server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2603 V3 six-core processor at 1.6GHz with 96GB of DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots. It ships with two 300GB 15K SAS drives and a PERC H730 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Redundant 750W hot-swap power supplies and eight 3.5-inch hot-plug bays complete the chassis.

Suits workloads needing maximum memory on one CPU

This configuration maxes out the installed memory at 96GB while leaving the second processor socket empty, making it a fit for memory-bound single-socket workloads such as in-memory databases or virtualisation hosts that do not yet need dual-CPU scaling. Buyers who require dual-processor performance or more than eight drive bays should look at larger platforms.

PERC H730 1GB 12Gbps RAID controller

The H730 controller provides 1GB cache and 12Gbps SAS connectivity, enabling the listed RAID levels and supporting up to 80TB of raw capacity across the eight 3.5-inch bays. This single component determines both storage performance and data-protection options for the server.