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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U 12-Bay 2x E5-2683 v3 256GB 12x 8TB

SKU CH-X6GE-QAPRJ

2U rack server with 12 hot-swap 3.5" bays, dual 14-core Xeon processors at 2.0 GHz, 256 GB DDR4 ECC, H730 RAID controller, 12 × 8 TB SATA drives, quad-port 1/10 GbE and dual 750 W supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count14-Core Processor
  • Dual 14-core Xeon processors at 2.0 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo handle parallel workloads
  • 256 GB DDR4 2133 MHz registered ECC memory across 8 modules supports large datasets
  • PERC H730 1 GB controller enables RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60 and pass-through
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives deliver high-capacity storage in 3.5 inch bays
  • Quad-port X520 I350 card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections

2U 12-Bay Dense Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built around twelve 3.5-inch drive bays. Dual Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 processors provide 28 total cores at 2.0 GHz, supported by 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory. A PERC H730 controller manages RAID across the twelve installed 8 TB SATA hard drives.

Suits dense capacity workloads.

This configuration fits archives, backup targets, software-defined storage nodes and virtualisation clusters that prioritise raw terabytes per rack unit. Buyers who need all-flash performance tiers, GPU compute density or single-thread frequency above 3.0 GHz should evaluate alternative platforms.

Twelve 3.5-inch SATA bays with PERC H730 RAID

The chassis holds exactly twelve 3.5-inch drives on a SATA backplane connected to the H730 controller with 1 GB cache. This bay count and controller combination determines whether the server can deliver the throughput and redundancy scheme your storage layer requires.

How it compares

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

Price $3,639.99
Pricier than about 70% 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).
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 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 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 often will the PERC H730 controller battery need replacement?

The PERC H730 includes a battery-backed cache; plan to replace the battery module every three to five years to keep write-back caching protected during power loss.

Which resource hits its ceiling first when the dual E5-2683 v3 CPUs run at 3.0 GHz turbo continuously?

The 256 GB DDR4 memory across 24 slots or the 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller throughput will saturate before the 28-core combined CPU capacity under sustained heavy I/O.

What noise and heat levels should I expect with both 750 W platinum PSUs loaded all day?

Dual 750 W platinum supplies and 12 x 7.2 K RPM drives generate significant airflow; expect data-centre noise levels and heat output that requires proper rack cooling.

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