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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, twelve 3.5-inch drive trays and dual power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10-core 128GB DDR4 H730 12× 3.5" trays

SKU CH-BSQG-AQNQT

2U rack server with two 10-core Xeon processors at 2.6 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory, H730 RAID controller and twelve 3.5-inch drive trays

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count10-Core Processor
  • Dual 10-core Xeon processors at 2.6 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo for demanding workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 24 slots supports up to 1.5 TB capacity
  • PERC H730 controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 for flexible data protection
  • Twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap trays accept SAS or SATA drives for high-density storage
  • Quad-port networking with dual 1 GbE and dual 10 Gb SFP+ plus iDRAC8 Enterprise management

PowerEdge R730xd 2U server for dense storage

This 2U rack server pairs two Xeon E5-2660 v3 10-core processors at 2.6 GHz with 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots. Twelve front 3.5-inch trays accept SATA or SAS drives for capacity-focused deployments. It targets midsize and large enterprises running databases, virtual desktop infrastructure or data-warehouse nodes.

PERC H730 controller limits

The PERC H730 1 GB mini controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through at 12 Gb/s per port. All twelve bays share the controller backplane, so aggregate throughput is bound by the single-card design. Maximum installed memory reaches 1.5 TB when every slot is populated with supported modules.

Upgrade from smaller 2U chassis

Moving from a single-processor 2U or an 8-bay system adds a second 10-core CPU, doubles the memory ceiling and provides twelve drive trays instead of eight. The jump is worthwhile when workloads need more concurrent threads, larger memory footprints or additional spindle count without expanding rack height.

How it compares

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Price $920.99
Cheaper than about 77% 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 count10-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.6 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/SAS
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 12-bay 3.5" chassis or a smaller drive count for my storage-heavy workload?

The 12-bay 3.5" tray layout lets you populate up to 12 SATA or SAS drives, giving maximum raw capacity in a 2U form factor.

What does the 2.6 GHz Xeon speed deliver when all 20 cores are under load?

Two 10-core E5-2660 v3 CPUs run at 2.6 GHz base and can turbo to 3.3 GHz, providing 20 threads for parallel workloads such as virtualisation or database tasks.

How does the PERC H730 controller limit the SAS/SATA interface in practice?

The H730 12Gb/s controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through, so drive throughput is capped by the controller's 12Gb/s SAS lanes rather than the drive link alone.

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