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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R530 2U rack server E5-2650 V3 10C 2.3GHz 24GB DDR4 H730 8x3.5

SKU CH-SA2H-4TY2Y

2U rack server with one ten-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz, 24 GB DDR4, H730 RAID controller, eight hot-plug 3.5-inch bays and dual 750 W redundant supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM24 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 24GB

HDD None

  • Ten-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz handles parallel workloads
  • 24 GB DDR4 across twelve DIMM slots supports memory-intensive tasks
  • PERC 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
  • Eight 3.5-inch hot-plug bays accept SAS or SATA drives

Dell PowerEdge R530 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R530 is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 V3 processor with ten cores running at 2.3 GHz. It ships with 24 GB of DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots and includes a Dell PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and a DVD-ROM drive complete the base configuration.

Suited for storage-heavy workloads with room to grow

This server fits environments that need up to eight 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA drives and hardware RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. The installed CPU supports twenty virtual threads, and memory can scale to 384 GB when a second processor is added. Buyers who need more than eight drive bays, faster storage interfaces or a newer processor architecture should evaluate a different platform.

Eight 3.5-inch hot-plug bays with H730 RAID

The chassis provides eight 3.5-inch hot-plug bays driven by the PERC H730 controller operating at 12 Gbps. This combination decides whether the system can accommodate the required spindle count and RAID topology for a given deployment.

How it compares

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

Price $674.99
Cheaper than about 88% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 24 GB
Lower than about 85% 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 RAM24 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity24 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

How do I install the H730 RAID controller and what step is commonly missed?

The H730 controller occupies a dedicated internal slot; the step often missed is connecting the 12 Gbps SAS cables from the backplane to the controller before powering on.

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

The two 750 W redundant power supplies and the cooling fans are the primary field-replaceable units that typically require replacement after extended use.

What limit appears first when the server runs sustained workloads?

The single E5-2650 v3 processor with 10 cores and 24 GB DDR4 across 12 DIMM slots becomes the compute and memory ceiling before storage or network bottlenecks arise.

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