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Silver 2U rack server with 24 front 2.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 24 x 2.5" E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 96GB 3x 300GB H330

SKU CH-52T1-E5037

2U rack server with 24 hot-plug 2.5" bays, single Xeon E5-2609 v3 at 1.9GHz, 96GB DDR4, three 300GB 15K SAS drives and H330 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM96 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 96GB

HDD 3 x 300GB

  • 24 hot-plug 2.5" drive bays for dense storage
  • Single Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core 1.9GHz processor installed
  • 96GB DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots
  • H330 12Gbps RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Dual 750W redundant power supplies ensure uptime

2U rack server for dense storage

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays into a 2U chassis, delivering high storage density for database, virtualisation or backup workloads. A single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor at 1.9GHz and 96GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots provide the compute base. Dual 750W redundant power supplies and the H330 RAID controller with SAS connectivity complete the platform.

Buyers needing maximum drive count.

This server suits teams that prioritise internal capacity over raw processor throughput; the single six-core CPU limits parallel application performance. Organisations running heavily threaded databases, high-frequency trading or large-scale virtualisation clusters should evaluate dual-processor configurations or higher-core-count Xeons instead.

24-bay 2.5-inch chassis defines capacity

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch hot-plug chassis paired with the H330 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. It dictates how many drives you can install, which RAID levels are available and whether the storage density matches your dataset size before you consider expanding to external enclosures.

How it compares

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

Price $692.99
Cheaper than about 87% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 96 GB
Lower 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
Model namePowerEdge R730XD
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM96 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity96 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
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 the 2.5-inch SAS drives into the 24 hot-plug bays, and which step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a bay until the latch clicks, then verify the H330 controller detects all drives in the RAID BIOS before creating a virtual disk.

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

The units are hot-swappable; replace a failed module by pulling the release handle and inserting the new one while the server stays running.

What limit appears first when the single E5-2609 v3 runs sustained workloads at 1.9 GHz?

The six-core processor reaches its thermal ceiling before the 96 GB DDR4 or the H330 controller saturate, throttling clock speed to stay within TDP.

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