DELL PowerEdge R530 rack server 2x E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 16GB 3x 4TB SAS H330

Dell PowerEdge R530 dual Xeon server

This 2U rack server ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 processors, each providing ten cores at 2.3 GHz for a total of forty threads. Sixteen gigabytes of DDR4 memory are installed across twelve DIMM slots, and three 4 TB SAS hard drives connect through a PERC H330 RAID controller. Dual 750 W hot-swap power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management complete the baseline configuration.

Suits virtualisation hosts

The eight 3.5-inch hot-plug bays and support for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60 make this chassis a good fit for databases, backup targets or file serving. Buyers who need more than sixteen gigabytes of memory from day one, who require additional PCIe 3.0 slots beyond the three provided, or who want an operating system pre-installed should look at other configurations.

Maximum installable memory is 384 GB

Although only 16 GB are populated today, the twelve DDR4 slots accept 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB modules up to 2400 MT/s, allowing a full population to reach 384 GB. This ceiling is the single figure that determines whether the R530 can grow with your application or will need replacement sooner.