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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2683 v4 2.1 GHz 16-core 256 GB DDR4 H730 12× 3.5" trays

SKU CH-7MWV-RDD14

2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon CPUs at 2.1 GHz, 256 GB DDR4, H730 RAID controller and twelve 3.5-inch drive trays

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 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 clock
  • 256 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 with 1 GB cache
  • Twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap trays accept SAS or SATA drives for flexible storage
  • Quad-port networking provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections

2U rack server with 12 drive trays

This 2U rack server holds twelve 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drive trays and ships with no drives installed. Dual Xeon E5-2683 v4 processors give 16 cores each at 2.1 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo. The H730 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode.

Suits dense storage workloads

The twelve-tray chassis and dual 750 W platinum supplies fit data-warehouse, VDI-node or HPC storage-node roles. The quad-port 1 GbE plus 10 Gb SFP+ daughter card handles heavy network traffic. Buyers who need more than 24 DIMM slots or more than two processor sockets should look elsewhere.

24 DDR4 slots decide memory ceiling

Twenty-four registered ECC DDR4 slots populate eight 32 GB modules today and can reach 1.5 TB total. This slot count is the hard limit for memory expansion on this platform.

How it compares

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

Price $1,244.99
Cheaper than about 66% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% 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 RAM256 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

What RAID levels does the H730 controller support and what is its cache size?

The PERC H730 provides 1 GB cache and supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode.

What physical space and mounting hardware does the 2U chassis require?

The server occupies 2U of rack height and ships with Dell ReadyRails sliding rails plus a front bezel for standard cabinet installation.

How are the CPUs and memory installed, and what mistake should be avoided?

Two Xeon E5-2683 v4 processors are pre-installed in the LGA 2011-3 sockets; 256 GB DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory fills 8 of the 24 slots — populate remaining slots in matched sets per channel to avoid reduced bandwidth.

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