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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 3.5" 2x Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10 Core 512GB DDR4 H730 12x 6TB

SKU CH-GGCT-CXXR3

2U rack server with dual 10-core 2.6 GHz Xeon CPUs, 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730 RAID controller and twelve 3.5-inch 6 TB SATA drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count10-Core Processor
  • Dual 10-core Xeon E5-2660 v3 at 2.6 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo for demanding compute
  • 512 GB DDR4 2133 MHz registered ECC memory across 16 slots for large virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730 1 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery-backed cache
  • Twelve 6 TB 7.2 K SATA drives provide high-density storage in 2U
  • iDRAC8 Enterprise, quad-port 1 GbE/10 GbE SFP+ and dual 750 W platinum PSUs included

Dual Xeon E5-2660 v3 server

This 2U rack server ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors, each running at 2.6 GHz with ten cores. The system includes 512 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across sixteen 32 GB modules. It is built for midsize and large enterprises running data warehouses, virtual desktop infrastructure, databases or high-performance computing workloads.

Check CPU socket and memory slots

The board uses an LGA 2011-3 socket and supports a maximum of two processors. Twenty-four DDR4 slots are available, with a total memory ceiling of 1.5 TB. Verify that your spare modules are registered ECC DDR4 and that the chassis can accommodate a 2U rackmount form factor.

Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays with H730 controller

The front panel holds twelve 3.5-inch SATA bays, populated with twelve 6 TB 7.2 K enterprise hard drives. A Dell PERC H730 1 GB SAS/SATA controller provides RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and an Intel X520/I350 quad-port network daughter card with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections complete the core I/O. iDRAC 8 Enterprise enables remote management. Rails and a front bezel are included.

How it compares

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

Price $3,550.99
Pricier than about 70% 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 count10-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.6 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

What comes in the box with the R730xd and what must be sourced separately?

The server ships with two Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors, 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory, a PERC H730 1 GB controller, twelve 6 TB 3.5" SATA drives, a quad-port X520/I350 network card, iDRAC8 Enterprise, two 750 W platinum PSUs, rails and a bezel. An operating system and any extra drives or memory are not included.

Should I choose a different drive count or controller for this 12-bay chassis?

The 12-bay 3.5" chassis is fully populated with twelve 6 TB drives and the H730 controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60. No drive bays or controller slots remain free, so a different drive count would require removing drives or selecting another chassis.

What does the 512 GB DDR4 figure mean for actual workloads?

512 GB is installed across 16 slots using 32 GB modules at 2133 MHz, leaving 8 of 24 slots open for expansion up to 1.5 TB. This capacity suits large virtualisation hosts, in-memory databases or dense VDI deployments.

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