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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U 12 Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon E5-2699 v3 18 Core 2.3GHz 512GB DDR4 H730 12x 4TB

SKU CH-QTVT-HASAQ

A 2U rack server with dual 18-core Xeon processors, 512 GB DDR4 memory and twelve 3.5-inch 4 TB drives on an H730 controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count18-Core Processor
  • Dual 18-core Xeon processors handle heavy parallel workloads
  • 512 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory supports large virtualisation environments
  • PERC H730 controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Twelve 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives deliver high-density storage
  • Quad-port 1 GbE and 10 Gb SFP+ networking with iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management

Enterprise 2U 12-Bay Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack-mount server system built for data-intensive enterprise workloads. It combines dual 18-core Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 processors at 2.3 GHz with 512 GB of DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730 hardware RAID controller.

Suited For High-Capacity RAID Workloads

This configuration suits organisations that need twelve 3.5-inch drive bays populated with 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives for large sequential storage arrays. Buyers who require solid-state performance, more than two processor sockets, or a chassis smaller than 2U should evaluate alternative platforms.

Dual 18-Core Xeon With 512 GB DDR4 ECC

The single specification that determines fit is the twin 18-core Xeon E5-2699 v3 package paired with 512 GB of registered DDR4 ECC memory across 24 DIMM slots. This CPU and memory combination fixes the processing ceiling and memory bandwidth available to every workload on the system.

How it compares

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

Price $3,255.99
Pricier than about 67% 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 count18-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.3 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 verify the PERC H730 controller shows all 12 drives and the 1 GB cache battery after first boot?

Open the controller BIOS or iDRAC 8 Enterprise storage view; it will list each of the 12 installed 4 TB 7.2 K SATA drives and confirm the 1 GB cache module with battery is present and charged.

Which items arrive pre-installed and which must I source separately?

The chassis ships with 2× Xeon E5-2699 v3 18-core processors, 512 GB DDR4 (16× 32 GB modules), 12× 4 TB 3.5" SATA drives, PERC H730 controller, X520/I350 quad-port card, iDRAC 8 Enterprise, 2× 750 W PSUs, bezel and rails. Nothing else is included.

How do I decide between this 512 GB configuration and the 1.5 TB maximum?

Choose 512 GB if current workloads fit within 16 populated DIMM slots; upgrade toward 1.5 TB only when memory pressure appears, using the 8 remaining slots for additional DDR4 registered ECC modules.

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