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Silver 2U rack server, 24 front 2.5-inch drive bays, no drives installed

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 24SFF 2x Xeon E5-2680 v3 256GB DDR4

SKU CH-VH05-PPC3N

24-bay 2.5-inch rack server with dual 12-core Xeon E5-2680 v3 processors and 256 GB DDR4 memory, no drives installed

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.5 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon E5-2680 v3 CPUs deliver 24 cores for parallel workloads
  • 256 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualisation clusters
  • 24 SFF drive bays enable high-density SAS storage arrays
  • PERC H730 controller provides hardware RAID with 2 GB cache
  • iDRAC8 Enterprise license allows full remote server management

24-Bay 2U Rack Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack-mount server fitted with two Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 processors running at 2.5 GHz. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730 SAS RAID controller. The chassis provides 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive bays and includes dual 1100 W power supplies plus iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management.

Dense Storage Builds vs Compute-Only Nodes

This platform suits buyers who need high drive density in a 2U form factor for software-defined storage, backup targets or large database arrays. The 24-bay layout and SAS controller support large-capacity spindle or SSD deployments. Buyers who need fewer bays but more PCIe slots, or who require GPU acceleration, should look at a different chassis.

24 Hot-Plug 2.5-Inch Bays

The single specification that decides fit is the 24-bay 2.5-inch front panel. If the deployment requires that many hot-plug drives in 2U, this server matches; if the plan calls for 3.5-inch drives, fewer bays, or a different form factor, the chassis will not work.

How it compares

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

Price $1,136.99
Cheaper than about 69% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.5 GHz
Higher than about 70% of the 9,950 comparable items (median 2.3 GHz).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameRack Mount
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor speed2.5 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity768 GB
Storage
Installed storage14.4,00
Disk controllerDell PERC H730 SAS Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Graphics
Graphics chipIntegrated Graphics
Size & build
Product dimensions36 × 24 × 10 in
More details
Management controlleriDRAC8 - Enterprise License

Questions about this item

What type and how many drive bays does the R730xd 24SFF provide for my own 2.5-inch SAS drives?

The chassis includes 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch bays that accept SAS hard drives or SSDs; no drives are installed so you supply the exact capacities you need.

Will the PERC H730 SAS controller recognise and manage the SAS drives I already use in an older PowerEdge?

The PERC H730 supports SAS drives and presents them to the operating system through standard RAID volumes, so drives from earlier Dell servers that use SAS will be detected and can be configured in the controller BIOS.

How can I confirm the 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory is fully operational after the server posts?

During POST the memory test reports the full 256 GB, and the iDRAC8 Enterprise interface shows each DIMM status as healthy with zero correctable or uncorrectable errors logged.

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