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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U 12x 3.5" 2×E5-2699 v3 18C 2.3GHz 128GB DDR4 H730 12×4TB X520/I350 iDRAC8 2×750W

SKU CH-M90J-2R188

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 18-core Xeon CPUs at 2.3 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory, H730 RAID controller, twelve 4 TB SATA drives, quad-port 1 GbE and 10 Gb SFP+ networking.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count18-Core Processor
  • Dual 18-core Xeon processors handle heavy compute workloads
  • 128GB DDR4 registered ECC memory supports large virtualisation environments
  • PERC H730 controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery backup
  • 12 × 4TB enterprise SATA drives provide high-density storage
  • X520/I350 quad-port card adds 2 × 1GbE and 2 × 10Gb SFP+ connectivity

Dual 18-core Xeon density

This 2U rack server ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 processors, each running 18 cores at 2.3 GHz with 3.6 GHz turbo. It targets organisations that need high core counts and large local storage in a compact rack footprint for virtualisation, databases or high-performance computing nodes.

12-bay 3.5-inch storage upgrade

Twelve 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives sit behind a PERC H730 1 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. The jump from smaller 2.5-inch bays or fewer drive slots is worthwhile when capacity per rack unit outweighs raw IOPS and the workload tolerates 7.2K spindle speeds.

LGA 2011-3 DDR4 registered ECC only

The board provides 24 DDR4 slots populated with 8×16 GB registered ECC modules at 2133 MHz, maxing at 1.5 TB. Verify your existing memory is DDR4 registered ECC; unbuffered or earlier DDR generations will not fit. Confirm rack depth for 2U rails and SFP+ optics for the X520/I350 10 GbE ports.

How it compares

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

Price $2,416.99
Pricier than about 58% 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 count18-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.3 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

What rack height does this 2U server require and what mounting hardware is included?

The chassis occupies 2U of rack space and includes Ready Rails for installation in a standard rack.

How are the dual Xeon E5-2699 v3 processors and 128GB DDR4 memory installed, and what step is often missed?

Both CPUs are pre-installed in the LGA 2011-3 sockets; the eight 16GB DDR4 DIMMs are factory-seated across the 24 slots, so the common omission is not verifying the memory configuration in BIOS before deployment.

Which components in this configuration will need replacement first and what are their specifications?

The twelve 4TB 7.2K SATA 3.5-inch drives and the PERC H730 controller battery are the primary maintenance items; the dual 750W platinum power supplies are hot-swappable for future replacement.

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