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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, 24 drive trays and dual power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 24 Bay 2.5" 2U Server 2x Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10 Core 512GB DDR4 H730

SKU CH-QEP8-K4CG8

2U rack server with dual 10-core Xeon CPUs at 2.6 GHz, 512 GB DDR4 ECC, H730 RAID controller, 24 front 2.5" SAS/SATA bays, quad-port 1 GbE and 10 GbE SFP+, iDRAC8 Enterprise, and dual 750 W PSUs

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count10-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon E5-2660 v3 deliver 20 cores at 2.6GHz
  • 512GB DDR4 2133MHz ECC memory scales to 1.5TB
  • PERC H730 1GB controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • 24 hot-swap 2.5" bays for dense SAS/SATA storage
  • iDRAC8 Enterprise plus quad-port 1GbE/10GbE SFP+ networking

24-Bay 2U Rack Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack-mount server system built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors, each running at 2.6 GHz with ten cores. The chassis provides 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive trays supporting SATA and SAS drives. Dual 750-watt platinum power supplies and iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management are included.

Ideal for virtualisation and database nodes

This configuration suits organisations running virtual desktop infrastructure, data warehousing or high-performance computing nodes that benefit from high core counts and large memory capacity. The 512 GB of registered ECC DDR4 memory fills 16 of 24 slots, leaving room for expansion up to 1.5 TB. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets or require drive interfaces beyond SATA and SAS should evaluate other platforms.

PERC H730 RAID controller

The installed Dell PERC H730 controller delivers 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity with a 1 GB cache and battery backup. It supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, determining how the 24 drive bays can be grouped for redundancy or performance.

How it compares

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

Price $1,562.99
Cheaper than about 58% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% 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 R730XD
Model nameR730xd
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count10-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.6 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1.5 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 1 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA/SAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Connectivity
Network controllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slots1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot, Single Riser Included (Riser 3)
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Software
Operating systemNo

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Questions about this item

Does the 24-bay chassis include drives or must I buy 2.5" SAS/SATA drives separately?

The 24 drive trays are empty, so you must supply your own 2.5" SAS or SATA drives.

With 16 of the 24 DIMM slots filled by 32 GB modules, how should I add the remaining 512 GB to reach the 1.5 TB maximum?

Populate the eight free slots with another eight 32 GB DDR4 2133 MHz registered ECC modules to reach 1 TB total, leaving room for further growth.

What throughput can the PERC H730 1 GB controller deliver to the 24 drives in a RAID 10 array?

The 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller supports RAID 10 across all 24 bays, providing hardware-accelerated striping and mirroring for the installed drives.

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