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Black 2U rack server with eight 3.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R530 rack server 2U E5-2650 V3 10-core 2.3GHz 128GB DDR4 2x 300GB 15K SAS H730

SKU CH-08FD-32A2Q

2U rack server with a 10-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz, 128 GB DDR4, two 300 GB 15K SAS drives and an H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 128GB

HDD 2 x 300GB 15K

  • 10-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz for parallel workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 across 12 DIMM slots for memory-intensive tasks
  • 2 × 300 GB 15 K SAS drives for low-latency storage
  • H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W hot-swap power supplies for continuous uptime

Dell PowerEdge R530 2U rack server

This 2U rack server ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 V3 ten-core processor at 2.3 GHz and 128 GB of DDR4 memory. It includes a Dell PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache and two 300 GB 15K SAS drives in hot-plug bays. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management come standard.

Buyers needing high-density local storage

The chassis supports up to eight 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA drives with a maximum raw capacity of 80 TB. RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 are available on the H730 card. It is not suited for deployments that require more than two processors, more than 128 GB of memory with this CPU, or a pre-installed operating system.

Single E5-2650 V3 limits memory ceiling

With one processor installed the system reaches its 128 GB maximum across twelve DIMM slots, six per CPU. Adding a second supported processor would raise the ceiling to 384 GB. The installed CPU therefore determines whether the current memory configuration can be expanded.

How it compares

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Price $952.99
Cheaper than about 76% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 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 RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity128 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

Which SAS speeds does the H730 12Gbps RAID controller support with the installed 6Gbps 300GB 15K drives?

The H730 controller runs at 12Gbps while the two 300GB 15K drives operate at 6Gbps; the controller will negotiate down to the drive speed, so the array is limited to 6Gbps per drive.

How many 3.5-inch hot-plug bays does the 2U chassis provide and how many are occupied?

The R530 2U chassis has eight 3.5-inch hot-plug bays; two are filled with the 300GB 15K SAS drives, leaving six empty bays for additional SAS or SATA drives.

What is the correct DIMM population order for the single E5-2650 v3 processor to recognise all 128GB across the 12 slots?

With one CPU installed, only the six DIMM slots wired to that processor are active; populate them in the sequence shown on the air-shroud label (typically A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1) so the memory controller initialises the full 128GB.

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