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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U Rack Server 12 x 3.5" E5-2630v3 2.4GHz 128GB DDR4 H730

SKU CH-5J0P-5M2RJ

2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays, single Xeon E5-2630v3 at 2.4GHz, 128GB DDR4, H730 RAID controller and dual 750W redundant power supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • 12 hot-plug 3.5" bays for dense local storage
  • Dual 750W redundant power supplies keep the server running
  • H730 12Gbps RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Xeon E5-2630v3 eight-core 2.4GHz delivers 16 threads
  • 128GB DDR4 across 24 DIMM slots for memory-intensive workloads

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays into a 2U rack chassis, making it a compact platform for capacity-focused workloads. A single Xeon E5-2630 v3 with eight cores at 2.4 GHz and 128 GB of DDR4 handles virtualisation hosts, backup targets or software-defined storage nodes.

Dual 750 W redundant supplies

Two hot-swap 750 W power modules share the load so a single failure does not interrupt service. The H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache offloads parity calculations, keeping CPU utilisation steady during rebuilds while the Matrox G200 adds negligible thermal load.

Upgrades from 1U or tower boxes

Teams running out of drive slots in a 1U chassis or a tower workstation gain twelve bays and redundant power without expanding rack footprint. The jump is worth it when 52 TB raw capacity, six PCIe 3.0 slots and iDRAC8 remote management become daily requirements.

How it compares

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Price $857.99
Cheaper than about 79% 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
Model namePowerEdge R730XD
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity128 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 Controller
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 do I install the 2.4 GHz Xeon E5-2630v3 CPU into the C610 socket, and which step is often missed?

Align the processor with the socket keys, close the load plate, and torque the retention screws in the labelled sequence; the step often missed is applying the thermal interface material before seating the heatsink.

Which components in the 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis will need replacement first under continuous operation?

The two 750 W redundant power supplies and the cooling fans are the field-replaceable units most likely to require service during the server's lifespan.

What is the first limit reached when all twelve drive bays are filled and the H730 controller runs sustained workloads?

The 12 Gbps SAS bandwidth of the H730 controller becomes the bottleneck before the 52 TB raw capacity or the PCIe 3.0 slot throughput are saturated.

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