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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays at the front

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 12 x 3.5" 15K E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 8GB DDR4 3x 300GB SAS H730

SKU CH-01G1-7MASM

2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays, single Xeon ten-core 2.3GHz processor, 8GB DDR4, three 300GB 15K SAS drives and H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM8 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Ten-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz delivers 20 virtual threads
  • 12 hot-plug 3.5-inch bays support up to 52 TB of SAS storage
  • H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies keep the server running if one unit fails
  • 24 DDR4 DIMM slots allow memory expansion up to 1 536 GB

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drives into a 2U rack chassis, delivering high capacity in a compact footprint. A single ten-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz and 8 GB of DDR4 provide the compute base for storage-heavy workloads.

Adds bays and faster RAID over smaller platforms

Compared with 1U or eight-bay 2U systems, this chassis doubles the drive count to twelve and pairs it with a Perc H730 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. The jump is worth it when datasets exceed eight spindles or when rebuild times demand 12 Gbps SAS connectivity.

Sustained throughput with redundant power

Dual 750 W hot-swap supplies keep the array and controller online during a module failure, while the H730’s 1 GB cache absorbs write bursts across the three 300 GB 15 K SAS drives. Six PCIe 3.0 slots remain available for additional NICs or HBAs without throttling the storage path.

How it compares

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Price $355.99
Cheaper than about 95% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 8 GB
Lower than about 95% 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
Model namePowerEdge R730XD
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM8 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity8 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Maximum storage52 TB
Optical driveDVD ROM
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsUp to 7 x PCIe 3.0 plus dedicated PERC slot
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Product weight70 lb (31.8 kg)
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Management controlleriDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC8 Express (default), iDRAC8 Enterprise (upgrade) 8 GB vFlash media (upgrade), 16 GB vFlash media (upgrade)

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Questions about this item

How many 3.5-inch drive bays does the R730XD chassis provide?

The chassis supports up to 12 hot-plug 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives.

What is the correct order for installing the PERC H730 RAID controller and its three 300 GB SAS drives?

Seat the H730 in the dedicated RAID slot first, then insert the drives; creating the virtual disk before the OS install is the step most often missed.

When will the two 750 W redundant power supplies need replacement?

Plan on swapping the power supplies after five to seven years of continuous operation, or sooner if a unit reports a fault via iDRAC8.

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