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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U 12 Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10 Core 128GB DDR4 H730 12x 4TB HDD

SKU CH-Q3RC-E9PVP

2U rack server with dual 10-core Xeon processors at 2.6 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory, H730 RAID controller and twelve 4 TB 3.5-inch SATA drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count10-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon E5-2660 v3 10-core CPUs deliver 2.6 GHz base and 3.3 GHz turbo performance
  • 128 GB DDR4 2133 MHz ECC memory across 8 slots supports up to 1.5 TB maximum
  • PERC H730 1 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery-backed cache
  • 12 x 4 TB 7.2K SATA 3.5" drives in a 2U 12-bay chassis
  • X520/I350 quad-port card adds 2 x 1 GbE and 2 x 10 Gb SFP+ with iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management

Capacity and compute

This Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors, each running at 2.6 GHz with 10 cores. The system ships with 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 8 modules and can scale to 1.5 TB using 24 DIMM slots. A PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache manages twelve 3.5-inch 4 TB enterprise SATA drives spinning at 7.2K rpm.

Storage focus and networking

The twelve-bay chassis suits workloads that prioritise raw capacity such as data warehouses, backup targets or virtual-desktop storage nodes. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 8 Enterprise provide redundancy and remote management. Buyers who need flash-only arrays or more than twelve drive bays should look elsewhere.

RAID controller decides fit

The PERC H730 supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through, so the single specification that determines suitability is whether your deployment requires hardware RAID across all twelve SATA spindles.

How it compares

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Price $2,085.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $1,910.99.
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 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 RAM128 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 confirm the PERC H730 controller and all 12 drives are recognised after powering on?

During POST the controller BIOS lists each of the 12 drives and shows the battery status; iDRAC8 Enterprise then displays the full array health and firmware versions in its storage dashboard.

Which items ship with the server and what must I source myself?

The chassis includes 2 Xeon E5-2660 v3 CPUs, 8 x 16 GB DDR4 RDIMMs, H730 1 GB controller, 12 x 4 TB 3.5" SATA HDDs, X520/I350 quad-port NIC, iDRAC8 Enterprise, 2 x 750 W PSUs, bezel and rails; OS licences and extra memory are not included.

Should I choose the 128 GB configuration or add modules up to the 1.5 TB limit?

128 GB across 8 slots leaves 16 free DIMM slots for future expansion; select the larger capacity only if your workload already exceeds 128 GB.

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