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Black 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and front bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U 12-Bay 2×Xeon E5-2699 v4 2.2GHz 22-Core 512GB DDR4 12×4TB H730

SKU CH-C4C3-W4MPC

2U rack server with dual 22-core Xeon processors, 512 GB DDR4 memory, twelve 4 TB SATA drives and PERC H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count22-Core Processor
  • Dual 22-core Xeon E5-2699 v4 at 2.2 GHz handles heavy multi-thread workloads
  • 512 GB DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory supports large virtualised datasets
  • PERC H730 1 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 for flexible data protection
  • Twelve 3.5-inch 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives deliver high-capacity local storage
  • iDRAC8 Enterprise plus quad-port 1 GbE/10 GbE networking provides remote management and connectivity

Dense 12-bay 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd packs twelve 3.5-inch drive bays into a 2U rack chassis. Dual 22-core Xeon E5-2699 v4 processors at 2.2 GHz provide 44 threads total. 512 GB of DDR4 ECC memory fills 16 of 24 slots. A PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache manages the twelve 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives in RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60.

Suited for capacity-centric workloads

This configuration targets buyers who need high raw capacity and many cores in a compact rack footprint. The 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA backplane and quad-port 1/10 GbE networking support virtualisation, database and HPC data-node roles. Buyers who require solid-state media, more than twelve bays or a newer processor generation should look at other platforms.

PERC H730 1 GB cache RAID controller

The installed H730 mini card delivers hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode with battery-backed cache. It governs all twelve SATA drives and any future SAS additions. Confirm that its RAID levels and 12 Gb/s SAS interface match your storage topology before purchase.

How it compares

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

Price $3,416.99
Pricier than about 69% 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 count22-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.2 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
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

How do I install the 12×4TB 3.5" drives into the R730xd's 12-bay chassis and what step is commonly missed?

Slide each 3.5" SATA drive into the hot-swap bays until the latch clicks; the step often missed is confirming the PERC H730 controller detects all 12 drives and initializing a virtual disk before the OS install.

Which components in this server will need replacement first under continuous operation?

The twelve 7.2K SATA hard drives and the two 750W power supplies are the primary field-replaceable units; the H730 controller battery also degrades over time and should be swapped when the firmware reports a fault.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both Xeon E5-2699 v4 CPUs run at 3.6GHz turbo across all 22 cores?

The dual 750W platinum power supplies set the hard ceiling; sustained all-core turbo on both 22-core processors can draw enough current to trigger throttling or PSU protection before the cooling subsystem reaches its limit.

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