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Silver 2U rack server with eight front 2.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 2U rack server E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 16GB 8x 300GB SAS H330

SKU CH-HMR3-266Q6

A 2U rack server with one six-core Xeon E5-2609 v3 at 1.9 GHz, 16 GB DDR4, eight 300 GB 15 K SAS drives and an H330 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 16GB

HDD 8 x 300GB

  • Six-core Xeon processor at 1.9 GHz handles multi-threaded workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory supports virtualisation and database tasks
  • Eight 300 GB 15K SAS drives deliver high IOPS storage
  • H330 12 Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies maintain uptime during failures

Purpose-built 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack-mount server system designed for dense compute environments. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor running at 1.9 GHz and 16 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots.

Suited for SAS storage workloads

This configuration suits buyers who need eight hot-plug 2.5-inch SAS bays populated with 300 GB 15K drives and hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 or 60 via the H330 controller. Builders who require more than one processor installed, solid-state drives or additional PCIe expansion beyond seven slots should evaluate other options.

Single-socket CPU limits total memory

The installed E5-2609 v3 supports a maximum of 1536 GB of DDR4 across both processor sockets, but only one CPU is fitted. Memory speed reaches up to 2400 MT/s depending on the processor capability, so the single-socket configuration caps usable capacity at half the system maximum.

How it compares

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

Price $774.99
Cheaper than about 83% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 16 GB
Lower than about 90% 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 R730
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM16 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity16 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
Maximum storage64 TB
Optical driveDVD ROM
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsUp to 7 x PCIe 3.0 plus dedicated PERC slot
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Product weight70 lb (31.8 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

What RAID levels does the H330 12Gbps controller support?

The H330 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, and 60 across the eight installed 300GB SAS drives.

How many 2.5-inch drive bays are available in this 2U chassis?

The R730 provides eight hot-plug 2.5-inch bays, all occupied by the 300GB 15K SAS drives supplied.

How is the second processor added, and what is the common oversight?

Install the second Xeon in the empty socket, then populate its 12 dedicated DIMM slots; the mistake is adding memory only to the first processor's slots.

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