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Black 2U rack server with twelve 3.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 2x E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 16GB DDR4 3x 600GB SAS H730

SKU CH-MNHV-QA9PE

2U rack server with dual Xeon E5-2630 v3 CPUs, 16GB DDR4, three 600GB SAS drives and an H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual Xeon E5-2630 v3 CPUs deliver 32 virtual cores for multi-threaded workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory with 24 DIMM slots supports up to 1536 GB capacity
  • Three 600 GB 15K SAS drives provide fast storage on H730 RAID controller
  • 12 hot-plug 3.5-inch bays allow up to 52 TB raw capacity
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies keep the 2U server running

Dense storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack system built for workloads that need many drive bays in a compact frame. It ships with dual eight-core Xeon E5-2630 v3 processors running at 2.4 GHz and 16 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots. Twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays accept SAS or SATA drives, and three 600 GB 15K SAS drives are installed. A Perc H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache manages arrays at 12 Gbps.

Sustained throughput

The H730 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, letting you tune redundancy and speed for continuous I/O. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies keep the array and both CPUs fed during prolonged heavy loads. iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller provides remote monitoring and firmware updates without taking the host offline. Four onboard 1 GbE ports handle management and data traffic simultaneously.

Capacity ceiling

Maximum raw capacity reaches 52 TB when all twelve bays are populated with the largest supported drives. Memory can scale to 1 536 GB using DDR4 modules up to 2 400 MT/s, though actual speed depends on the installed processors. Six PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated RAID slot allow extra controllers or networking cards, while the optional NDC bay can add 10 GbE connectivity for higher network throughput.

How it compares

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Price $472.99
Cheaper than about 93% 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 H730 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
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 loud and hot does the 2U PowerEdge R730XD get when its dual E5-2630 v3 CPUs and 750 W redundant supplies run 24/7?

The server uses two 750 W hot-swap power supplies and dual 2.4 GHz Xeon processors; fan speed scales with load so sustained full utilisation will raise both noise and heat output inside the 2U chassis.

Which rails, cables and network switches must I already own to install the 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis and its four 1 GbE ports?

You need a 2U rack space, sliding rails for a 26.8-inch deep chassis, SAS or SATA cables for up to 12 drives, and a switch with four 1 GbE ports for the on-board daughter card.

Can the H730 RAID controller and DDR4 DIMM slots work with the older 6 Gbps SAS drives and slower memory modules I already have?

The H730 supports 12 Gbps SAS but negotiates down to 6 Gbps for existing drives, and the 24 DDR4 slots accept 4 GB to 128 GB modules at speeds the CPUs allow.

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