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Silver 2U rack server with 24 front drive bays and bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 24x 2.5" 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2680 v4 2.4GHz 14C 256GB DDR4 H730 24x 600GB SAS

SKU CH-0QJ0-T6EAS

2U rack server with 24 hot-swap 2.5-inch SAS drives, dual 14-core Xeon processors at 2.4 GHz, 256 GB DDR4 ECC memory and PERC H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count14-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 256GB

HDD 24 x 600GB 10K SAS

  • Dual 14-core Xeon CPUs at 2.4 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo
  • 256 GB DDR4 ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules
  • 24-bay 2.5" chassis filled with 600 GB 10K SAS drives
  • H730 controller supports RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60
  • iDRAC8 Enterprise plus quad-port 1 GbE and 10 Gb SFP+ networking

Dense 24-bay 2U compute node

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server fitted with 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive bays. Two Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors provide 28 cores running at 2.4 GHz with a 3.3 GHz turbo. Memory is 256 GB of DDR4-2400 registered ECC across eight 32 GB modules. A PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache manages the 24 installed 600 GB 10K SAS drives.

Suited for capacity-heavy SAS workloads

This configuration targets databases, virtual desktop infrastructure and data-warehouse nodes that benefit from many 10K SAS spindles behind a hardware RAID engine. The dual 10 Gb SFP+ and dual 1 GbE ports plus iDRAC8 Enterprise simplify fabric and remote management. Buyers needing solid-state latency, more than 24 drive bays in a single chassis, or a different drive interface should evaluate other platforms.

24-bay 2.5-inch SAS limit

The chassis accepts exactly 24 hot-swap 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives connected to the single PERC H730 controller. No additional internal drive bays or controller slots are described in the specification, so total raw capacity and RAID topology are fixed by this 24-drive ceiling.

How it compares

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Price $1,810.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $1,910.99.
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% 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 count14-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.4 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1.5 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 1 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
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

Should I choose the 24-bay 2.5-inch version or a smaller drive-count model?

This unit ships with 24 bays fully populated by 600 GB 10K SAS drives, giving maximum density in a 2U rack height; a smaller bay count would reduce raw capacity and spindle count.

What does the 2.4 GHz Xeon E5-2680 v4 speed mean once the server is running workloads?

Each of the two 14-core processors runs at 2.4 GHz base and can turbo to 3.3 GHz, delivering 28 cores total for heavily threaded applications such as databases or virtualisation.

How does the 12 Gb/s SAS interface on the H730 controller limit real-world throughput?

The PERC H730 supports 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA links, so the 24 installed 10K drives operate at their full 12 Gb/s interface speed rather than being capped at 6 Gb/s.

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