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Silver 2U rack server front with 24 drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 2×E5-2609v3 1.9GHz 16GB DDR4 H330 24×2.5

SKU CH-P0V4-PDSKN

2U rack server with dual Xeon E5-2609v3 CPUs, 16GB DDR4, H330 RAID controller and 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays

  • ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 16GB

HDD None

  • Dual Xeon E5-2609v3 CPUs deliver 12 cores for multi-threaded workloads
  • 24 hot-plug 2.5" drive bays support up to 52TB of SAS or SATA storage
  • H330 12Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60 data protection
  • Dual 750W redundant power supplies maintain uptime during a module failure
  • iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller provides remote hardware management and monitoring

Dell PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server

This 2U rack server ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2609v3 six-core processors at 1.9 GHz and 16 GB of DDR4 memory. It includes a Dell PERC H330 12 Gbps RAID controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60 and two 750 W redundant hot-swap power supplies. The chassis provides up to 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays for SAS or SATA drives. Remote management is handled by iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller.

Suited for dense storage workloads in standard racks

The 24-bay 2U form factor fits environments that need high drive count without expanding rack height. Teams planning all-flash arrays or workloads that demand more than 16 GB of memory out of the box will need to add DIMMs across the 24 available slots. Buyers who require 10 GbE networking or GPU acceleration should verify the optional NDC and PCIe 3.0 slot availability against their design.

24 hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays decide fit

This single specification determines whether the server matches the storage density target. If the project requires 24 SAS or SATA bays in 2U, the chassis delivers; if the design calls for fewer bays, a different form factor may be more efficient. The installed H330 controller manages RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60 across those bays.

How it compares

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

Price $416.99
Cheaper than about 94% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 16 GB
Lower than about 90% 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
ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM16 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity16 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
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 drives in the 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch bays and what step is often missed?

Slide each SAS or SATA drive into a bay until the latch clicks; the step often missed is configuring the new array in the H330 controller BIOS before the OS sees it.

What maintenance will the dual 750W redundant power supplies need over time?

They are hot-swap modules; plan to replace a unit if its status LED shows a fault or after several years of continuous operation.

What limit appears first when the server runs sustained workloads?

The installed 16GB DDR4 across 24 DIMM slots fills quickly, so memory capacity becomes the bottleneck before CPU or storage limits.

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