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Black rack-mount server chassis with twenty-four 2.5 inch drive bays visible on front panel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 24SFF 2x Xeon E5-2690 v3 512GB DDR4

SKU CH-21HD-C2QCC

A 24-bay 2.5-inch rack server with dual 12-core Xeon processors at 2.6GHz, 512GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730 RAID controller, and dual 10GbE networking

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.6 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon E5-2690 v3 processors deliver 24 cores at 2.6GHz
  • 512GB DDR4 ECC memory supports demanding virtualisation workloads
  • 24 x 2.5" SAS drive bays enable high-density storage arrays
  • PERC H730 RAID controller provides hardware RAID acceleration
  • iDRAC8 Enterprise licence allows full remote server management

Dual 12-core Xeon server for dense storage workloads

The PowerEdge R730xd packs two Xeon E5-2690 v3 processors running at 2.6GHz with 512GB of DDR4 memory installed. Twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays connect through a PERC H730 SAS controller with iDRAC8 Enterprise for remote management. This 2U rack chassis delivers maximum internal capacity for databases and virtualisation clusters.

Suits teams needing high core counts

Buyers who require more than 512GB of RAM should note the 768GB ceiling. Organisations without SAS infrastructure cannot populate the twenty-four bays. Workloads that depend on GPU acceleration are limited to the integrated graphics subsystem. The 1100W redundant power supplies support the configured components only.

PERC H730 SAS controller defines the storage

All twenty-four front bays wire directly to this single controller, so every drive must speak SAS. The controller also sets the RAID levels available for the array. No other storage interface is present in the chassis.

How it compares

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

Price $1,840.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $1,910.99.
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.6 GHz
Higher than about 80% 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 speed2.6 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity768 GB
Storage
Installed storage7.2,00
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

Does the 24-bay 2.5-inch chassis require a specific backplane or cable kit to support the PERC H730 SAS controller?

The PERC H730 RAID controller is already installed and the 24-drive chassis is cabled for SAS connectivity, so no additional backplane or cable kit is needed for the controller to recognise the bays.

Can the two 12-core Xeon E5-2690 v3 processors at 2.6 GHz share the same DDR4 memory pool without any special configuration?

Yes, both CPUs access the single 512 GB DDR4 ECC registered pool through the integrated memory controllers; the system firmware handles NUMA balancing automatically.

After power-on, which iDRAC8 indicator confirms that the server has passed POST and the RAID controller is healthy?

The front-panel LCD will display the iDRAC IP address and a green system-health LED, while the PERC H730 BIOS screen reports all physical drives as optimal.

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