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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 2x E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 32GB DDR4 H330 24x 2.5" bays

SKU CH-XY1C-0Y3JR

A 2U rack server with dual Xeon E5-2630 v3 CPUs, 32GB DDR4 and 24 hot-plug 2.5" drive bays

  • ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
  • Installed RAM32 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 32GB

HDD None

  • Dual Xeon E5-2630 v3 CPUs provide 16 cores at 2.4 GHz
  • 24 hot-plug 2.5" drive bays support up to 52 TB storage
  • H330 RAID controller handles RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies maintain uptime
  • 32 GB DDR4 installed across 24 DIMM slots

Dense 2U server for storage-heavy workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits two Xeon E5-2630 v3 processors and 32 GB of DDR4 in a 2U rack chassis. Twenty-four 2.5-inch hot-plug bays connect to an H330 RAID controller that supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and a DVD-ROM complete the base configuration.

Suits teams building high-capacity arrays.

This platform targets databases, virtualisation hosts and backup targets that need many drive slots in minimal rack space. The Matrox G200 video and single 1 GbE daughter card limit its use for graphics acceleration or high-speed networking without extra cards. Buyers who need 3.5-inch bays or integrated 10 GbE should evaluate other chassis.

24-bay 2.5-inch hot-plug backplane decides fit

The chassis accepts up to twenty-four SAS or SATA drives, delivering a raw ceiling of 52 TB when populated with large-capacity disks. Expansion beyond that requires external enclosures, so the bay count is the primary constraint for storage planning.

How it compares

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

Price $425.99
Cheaper than about 93% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 32 GB
Lower than about 80% 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 RAM32 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity32 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
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

With two E5-2630 v3 CPUs at 2.4 GHz, how many total cores and threads does the server present to the OS?

Each E5-2630 v3 has eight cores, so the dual-socket configuration delivers 16 physical cores and 32 threads with hyper-threading enabled.

The H330 controller is listed as 12 Gbps — does that mean every drive bay runs at 12 Gbps SAS?

The controller supports 12 Gbps SAS, but actual link speed depends on the drives installed; SATA drives will negotiate at 6 Gbps and SAS drives at up to 12 Gbps per port.

The chassis is a 2U rack unit — what rail depth and clearance are needed to mount it in a standard cabinet?

The server measures 26.8 inches deep and 3.4 inches high; allow at least 28 inches of rail depth and 2U (3.5 inches) of vertical space for the unit and cable management.

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