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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" Rack Server 2x Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10 Core 128GB DDR4 12x 6TB H730

SKU CH-7PGH-VXZNP

A 2U rack server with dual 10-core Xeon processors at 2.6 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory, a PERC H730 RAID controller and twelve 6 TB 3.5-inch SATA drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count10-Core Processor
  • Dual 10-core Xeon processors at 2.6 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo for demanding workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 2133 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots expandable to 1.5 TB
  • PERC H730 1 GB controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery backup
  • Twelve 6 TB 7.2K SATA enterprise drives in hot-swap 3.5-inch bays for high capacity
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links

Dense 12-bay storage server

This 2U Dell PowerEdge R730xd packs twelve 3.5-inch SATA hard drives behind a PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache and battery backup. Dual 10-core Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors at 2.6 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo and 128 GB of DDR4-2133 ECC memory deliver the compute headroom for database and virtualisation workloads. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies, quad-port networking and iDRAC8 Enterprise complete the platform.

Suited for capacity-first workloads

The twelve 6 TB 7.2 K drives and 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller make this system a fit for bulk storage tiers, backup repositories and software-defined storage nodes where raw capacity per rack unit matters. Buyers who require flash performance tiers, GPU compute or more than two sockets should evaluate alternative platforms.

PERC H730 with battery-backed cache

The installed H730 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, and its 1 GB battery-backed write cache protects in-flight data during power loss. This single component determines whether the array can sustain consistent write throughput and survive unexpected shutdowns without corruption.

How it compares

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Price $2,579.99
Pricier than about 61% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $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 much DDR4 memory can I add before the 24 slots are full?

The board accepts up to 1.5TB across 24 DDR4 slots; 128GB is already installed in 8 modules.

What heat and power load should I plan for with two 750W platinum supplies running continuously?

Dual 750W platinum units provide redundant hot-swap power; exact thermal output depends on workload and ambient conditions.

Which drive caddies and rails are required to populate the 12 3.5-inch bays?

The server includes ready rails and a front bezel; drive carriers for 3.5-inch SATA drives are also supplied.

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