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Silver 2U rack server, 24 front 2.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 24SFF Xeon E5-2697 v3 384GB DDR4

SKU CH-F431-Y7XXJ

24-bay 2.5" rack server with 14-core Xeon 2.6GHz, 384GB DDR4, PERC H730 SAS controller and dual 10GbE/1GbE networking

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM384 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.6 GHz
  • Installed CPUs1
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • 24 hot-swap 2.5" drive bays for dense storage capacity
  • 14-core Xeon E5-2697 v3 at 2.6 GHz delivers high compute throughput
  • 384 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730 SAS controller provides hardware RAID performance
  • Dual 10 GbE plus dual 1 GbE network ports enable fast connectivity

Dense 2.5-inch storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd fits 24 SFF bays in a 2U rack frame, giving storage-heavy workloads a high bay count without expanding to a 4U chassis. A single Xeon E5-2697 v3 with 14 cores at 2.6 GHz and 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory is installed, while the PERC H730 SAS controller manages RAID across SATA drives. Dual 1100 W supplies and iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management complete the baseline platform.

Buyers needing maximum drive density in 2U

This configuration suits teams building software-defined storage, backup targets or dense virtualisation clusters that benefit from 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch slots and up to 768 GB of total memory headroom. Workloads that demand dual-socket compute throughput, GPU acceleration or more than two 10 GbE ports will need a different platform.

24-bay 2.5-inch chassis limit

The defining constraint is the 24-bay 2.5-inch front panel; it fixes the maximum number of drives at 24 and prevents any 3.5-inch drive installation without a chassis change.

How it compares

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

Price $1,304.99
Cheaper than about 64% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 384 GB
Higher than about 75% 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 CPUs1
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM384 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity768 GB
Storage
Installed storage7,68
Disk controllerDell PERC H730 SAS Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Graphics
Graphics chipIntegrated Graphics
Size & build
Product dimensions36 × 24 × 10 in
More details
Management controlleriDRAC8 - Enterprise License

Questions about this item

What drives do I need to populate the 24 front bays?

The chassis accepts 24 x 2.5" SATA or SAS drives; no drives are installed, so you supply them.

Will the PERC H730 controller recognise my existing SATA SSDs?

Yes, the H730 supports SATA and SAS, so your current SATA SSDs will work alongside any new SAS drives you add.

How can I confirm the 384 GB DDR4 is running correctly after first boot?

Open the iDRAC8 Enterprise interface or BIOS memory map and verify all 384 GB DDR4 ECC Registered is detected with zero errors.

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