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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel and twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2683 v4 2.1 GHz 16-core 768 GB DDR4

SKU CH-GBY9-G01GZ

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon CPUs at 2.1 GHz, 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory, a PERC H730 RAID controller, 24 hot-swap 2.5-inch drive bays, quad-port 1/10 GbE networking.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor
  • Dual 16-core Xeon CPUs deliver 32 threads at 2.1 GHz base with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots supports up to 1.5 TB
  • PERC H730 1 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery backup
  • 24 front 2.5-inch SAS/SATA trays provide high-density local storage capacity
  • Quad-port X520/I350 card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links with iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management

Dense 2U compute node

The PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server equipped with two Xeon E5-2683 v4 processors running at 2.1 GHz, each providing 16 cores for a total of 32 threads. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory installed across 24 slots, leaving room to expand toward the 1.5 TB maximum. The chassis holds 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive trays wired to a PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC8 Enterprise complete the package.

Suited for storage-heavy workloads

This server targets midsize and large enterprises running data warehouses, e-commerce platforms, virtual desktop infrastructure, databases or high-performance computing data nodes. The quad-port network daughter card delivers two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for flexible connectivity. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets, more than 24 drive bays in 2U, or memory speeds beyond DDR4 2400 MHz should evaluate other platforms.

24-bay 2.5-inch front storage

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch front-loading drive cage paired with the PERC H730 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller. This combination dictates how many drives you can install, which drive interfaces are supported natively, and the RAID levels available without additional hardware.

How it compares

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

Price $3,241.99
Pricier than about 67% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher 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 R730XD
Model nameR730xd
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count16-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 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 populate all 24 memory slots with 32 GB modules to reach 768 GB or leave room for later expansion?

The server ships with 24 × 32 GB DDR4 modules filling every slot for 768 GB; maximum capacity is 1.5 TB, so adding more would require replacing existing DIMMs.

What does the 2.1 GHz base clock with 3.0 GHz turbo mean for sustained workloads on the dual Xeon E5-2683 v4 CPUs?

Each 16-core processor runs at 2.1 GHz base and can boost to 3.0 GHz when thermal headroom allows, giving 32 total cores for parallel tasks such as virtualization or databases.

How does the PERC H730 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller limit drive performance in the 24-bay 2.5" chassis?

The H730 supports 12 Gb/s SAS and 6 Gb/s SATA with RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60; drive throughput is capped by the controller link speed and the installed SATA/SAS drives.

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