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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" rack server 2x Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10-core 256GB DDR4 H730 12x 8TB

SKU CH-P6BD-7BP30

2U rack server with dual 10-core 2.6 GHz Xeon CPUs, 256 GB DDR4, H730 RAID controller and twelve 8 TB 3.5-inch SATA drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count10-Core Processor
  • Dual 10-core Xeon CPUs at 2.6 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo for heavy compute workloads
  • 256 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory across 8 modules for large virtualisation density
  • PERC H730 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through modes
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-capacity local storage
  • Quad-port networking with dual 1 GbE and dual 10 Gb SFP+ for flexible connectivity

12-bay 3.5" storage server

This 2U rack server ships with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and a PERC H730 controller supporting RAID levels up to 60. Dual Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors provide twenty cores total at 2.6 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo. The system includes 256 GB of registered ECC DDR4 memory across eight 32 GB modules.

Suited for dense archive workloads

The twelve-bay chassis and 7.2 K SATA drives favour capacity over random IOPS, making the platform a fit for backup repositories, media archives or cold data tiers. Buyers needing low-latency transactional databases or all-flash performance should evaluate alternative configurations.

PERC H730 with 1 GB cache

The onboard H730 mini controller delivers hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. Its 1 GB battery-backed cache determines write throughput and data protection during power loss, so verify the cache size matches the workload requirement.

How it compares

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

Price $3,754.99
Pricier than about 71% 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 count10-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.6 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 do I install the twelve 3.5-inch drives into the 2U chassis, and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into its hot-swap bay until the latch clicks; the step often missed is confirming the PERC H730 controller detects every drive in the RAID BIOS before loading the OS.

What maintenance will the PERC H730 controller battery need later?

The 1GB cache battery on the H730 should be checked annually and replaced if the controller reports a degraded or missing battery during POST.

What thermal limit appears first when both Xeon E5-2660 v3 CPUs run at 3.3 GHz turbo under sustained load?

The 2U chassis airflow and dual 750 W platinum power supplies set the practical ceiling; CPU package temperature hits throttle point before memory or drive limits are reached.

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