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Silver 2U rack server with eight 2.5 inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730 2U Rack Server E5-2609v3 64GB 2x300GB SAS H330

SKU CH-AW92-NKQYX

2U rack server with single Xeon E5-2609v3 six-core CPU, 64GB DDR4, two 300GB 15K SAS drives and H330 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 64GB

HDD 2 x 300GB

  • Six-core Xeon at 1.9 GHz handles multi-threaded workloads
  • 64 GB DDR4 across 24 DIMM slots for large datasets
  • Two 300 GB 15 K SAS drives deliver fast I/O
  • H330 12 Gbps RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W hot-swap power supplies keep the server running

Server overview

The Dell PowerEdge R730 is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2609v3 six-core processor running at 1.9 GHz. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 memory and two 300 GB 15K SAS drives managed by a PERC H330 RAID controller. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and eight hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays complete the baseline configuration.

Storage and expansion limits

The H330 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60 across a maximum of eight 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, with a total raw capacity ceiling of 64 TB. Memory expansion uses 24 DDR4 DIMM slots, twelve per processor, accepting modules up to 128 GB each; however the installed CPU caps usable memory speed at 2400 MT/s. PCIe 3.0 provides up to seven slots plus a dedicated PERC slot.

Deciding specification

The single E5-2609v3 processor fixes the maximum memory capacity at 64 GB and limits memory bus speed to 2400 MT/s, so workloads needing more than 64 GB or faster memory must select a different CPU option.

How it compares

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Price $809.99
Cheaper than about 81% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% 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 RAM64 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity64 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

Should I choose the single E5-2609v3 or add a second processor for my workload?

The system ships with one E5-2609v3 six-core 1.9GHz CPU and supports a second identical processor; adding it doubles core count and enables the full 24 DIMM slots for memory expansion beyond the installed 64GB.

What does the 64GB DDR4 memory mean for actual performance in this R730?

The 64GB DDR4 fills 12 of 24 slots at speeds up to 2400MT/s limited by the E5-2609v3 memory controller; this capacity suits moderate virtualisation or database tasks but leaves headroom to reach 1536GB with a second CPU.

How does the H330 12Gbps RAID controller limit the installed 300GB 15K SAS drives?

The H330 supports 12Gbps SAS while the two 300GB 15K drives operate at 6Gbps; the controller caps each drive at its native 6Gbps link speed, so RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60 performance is bounded by the drives, not the controller.

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