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DELL PowerEdge R630 8SFF 2x Xeon E5-2698 v3 768GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-DM5R-12D90

A 1U rack server with two 2.3 GHz Xeon E5-2698 v3 CPUs, 768 GB DDR4, a PERC H730 SAS controller, iDRAC8 Enterprise and eight 2.5-inch bays ready for SATA drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.3 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon E5-2698 v3 16-core CPUs deliver 32 threads for parallel workloads
  • 768GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualisation and in-memory databases
  • Eight 2.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730 RAID controller enable flexible storage arrays
  • iDRAC8 Enterprise licence provides full remote management and monitoring
  • Redundant 495W power supplies maintain uptime during module failure

Dell PowerEdge R630 8SFF dual Xeon server

This Dell PowerEdge R630 fits eight 2.5-inch drive bays in a 1U rack chassis. Two Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 processors run at 2.3 GHz with sixteen cores each and 40 MB cache. The system ships with 768 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730 SAS RAID controller. No drives are installed, so storage capacity is chosen by the buyer.

Suits virtualisation clusters

The sixteen cores per socket and large DDR4 pool handle dense virtual-machine workloads and in-memory databases. Buyers who need more than 1.5 TB of RAM, more than two sockets or a newer processor generation should evaluate other platforms. The integrated graphics and iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management cover basic console and out-of-band tasks without a discrete GPU.

Maximum memory capacity of 1.5 TB DDR4

The R630 supports up to 1.5 TB of DDR4 across its DIMM slots, so the installed 768 GB leaves room for future expansion. This ceiling determines whether the chassis can grow with the workload or if a larger platform is required.

How it compares

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

Price $2,167.99
Pricier than about 54% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.3 GHz
Typical for this category: the median of 9,950 items is 2.3 GHz.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameRack Mount
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor speed2.3 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1.5 TB
Storage
Installed storage4,00
Disk controllerDell PERC H730 SAS Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Graphics
Graphics chipIntegrated Graphics
Size & build
Product dimensions36 × 24 × 10 in
More details
Management controlleriDRAC8 - Enterprise License

Questions about this item

How do I install the PERC H730 controller in the R630, and what step is often missed?

Seat the PERC H730 in the dedicated internal slot, connect the SAS cables to the 8 SFF backplane, then enable the controller in BIOS before creating any virtual disks — skipping the BIOS enable step leaves the drives invisible to the OS.

Which components in this R630 will need replacement first during long-term operation?

The two 495 W power supplies and the system fans are the primary field-replaceable units; both are hot-swappable and typically reach end-of-life before the CPUs or DDR4 memory.

What thermal limit appears first when the dual Xeon E5-2698 v3 run sustained workloads?

The 1U chassis airflow ceiling is reached before the CPU thermal throttle point; fan speed ramps to maximum and inlet temperature must stay within spec to avoid performance reduction.

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