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

DELL

Dell PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 2x E5-2630 v3 64GB DDR4 3x 1TB SATA H330

SKU CH-01XX-VJEVZ

2U rack server with dual Xeon E5-2630 v3 CPUs, 64 GB DDR4, three 1 TB SATA drives and an H330 RAID controller in a 12-bay chassis

  • ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual Xeon E5-2630 v3 CPUs deliver 32 virtual cores for heavy workloads
  • 64GB DDR4 memory fills all 24 DIMM slots for maximum capacity
  • 12 hot-plug 3.5-inch drive bays support up to 52TB of SATA storage
  • H330 12Gbps RAID controller handles RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60 arrays
  • Dual 750W redundant power supplies keep the server running if one unit fails

Built for dense storage

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server designed for organisations that need high drive capacity in a compact chassis. It ships with dual Xeon E5-2630 v3 processors, 64 GB of DDR4 memory and three 1 TB 7.2K SATA drives. The platform targets workloads such as backup repositories, media archives and virtualised storage clusters where raw capacity matters more than raw compute speed.

Fits a 12-bay hot-plug chassis

Twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays accept SAS or SATA drives, while the included H330 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60 across all bays. Two 750 W redundant power supplies and an iDRAC8 remote-management module free up administrator time for monitoring and firmware updates. Up to six PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated RAID slot remain available for additional network or HBA cards.

Suits capacity-first deployments

Teams that prioritise maximum terabytes per rack unit will find the 52 TB ceiling and 24 DIMM slots aligned with growth plans. Buyers who need faster flash performance, GPU acceleration or a smaller tower form factor should evaluate alternative platforms. The server arrives without an operating system, so installation and licensing are the responsibility of the receiving team.

How it compares

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

Price $683.99
Cheaper than about 88% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% 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 RAM64 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity64 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
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 many 3.5-inch bays does the R730XD provide for sustained storage expansion?

The chassis supports up to 12 hot-plug 3.5-inch bays for SAS or SATA drives.

What are the power supply specifications and how does redundancy affect daily operation?

Two 750W redundant supplies share the load, so one can fail without downtime.

Which network interface is included by default and what optional speeds are available?

A daughter card with four 1GbE ports ships standard; optional cards offer two 10GbE plus 2GbE or four 10GbE.

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