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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 Rack Server 2x E5-2620 v3 2.4GHz 128GB DDR4 12x 4TB H730

SKU CH-SCAQ-P63QA

2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch 4 TB SATA drives, dual 6-core Xeon processors at 2.4 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory, H730 RAID controller, and 10 GbE networking

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count6-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon E5-2620 v3 CPUs provide 12 cores at 2.4 GHz base and 3.2 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2133 MHz registered ECC memory across 8 modules supports up to 1.5 TB total
  • PERC H730 1 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery-backed cache
  • 12 enterprise 4 TB 7.2 K 3.5" SATA drives deliver high-capacity storage in 12 bays
  • Quad-port X520/I350 card adds 2× 1 GbE and 2× 10 Gb SFP+ networking

Dell PowerEdge R730xd 2U 12-Bay Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-heavy workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 6-core processors at 2.4 GHz and 128 GB of DDR4 memory. Twelve 3.5-inch 4 TB SATA drives sit behind a PERC H730 controller. Dual 750 W power supplies and iDRAC8 Enterprise complete the package.

Suits high-capacity storage nodes.

This server fits buyers who need twelve large drive bays in a 2U form factor for databases, virtual desktop infrastructure or data-warehouse nodes. The four onboard network ports — two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ — cover typical east-west traffic. Buyers who want more than two sockets, GPU acceleration or 2.5-inch bay density should look elsewhere.

Twelve 3.5-inch SATA bays with PERC H730 RAID

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch SATA drive bays served by the PERC H730 1 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. If the workload requires that many large spinning drives in 2U with hardware RAID, this chassis matches; otherwise a different platform is appropriate.

How it compares

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Price $2,320.99
Pricier than about 57% 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 count6-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.4 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

Should I pick the 128 GB DDR4 configuration or add more memory later?

The server ships with 128 GB across eight 16 GB DDR4 2133 MHz modules, leaving 16 of the 24 slots free for expansion up to 1.5 TB.

What does the 2.4 GHz Xeon speed deliver in a live workload?

Two E5-2620 v3 six-core processors run at 2.4 GHz base and can turbo to 3.2 GHz, giving 12 cores and 24 threads for parallel tasks.

How does the PERC H730 controller and SATA interface limit real-world throughput?

The H730 1 GB mini controller supports 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA with RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60; the installed 7.2 K SATA drives cap sustained transfer at the SATA 6 Gb/s link.

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