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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2660 v4 14-core 2.0GHz 768GB DDR4 24x 2.4TB SAS H730

SKU CH-7VSV-TNEBE

A 2U rack server with dual 14-core Xeon processors, 768GB DDR4 memory, 24 SAS drives and a PERC H730 controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count14-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 768GB

HDD 24 x 2.4TB 10K SAS

  • Dual 14-core Xeon CPUs at 2.0 GHz with 3.2 GHz turbo for heavy compute
  • 768 GB DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory supports large virtualisation workloads
  • 24 × 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives deliver high-capacity 12 Gb/s storage
  • PERC H730 1 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 and pass-through
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card provides 2 × 1 GbE and 2 × 10 Gb SFP+

Dense 2U storage server

The PowerEdge R730xd packs two 14-core Xeon processors and 768 GB of DDR4 ECC memory into a 2U rack chassis. Twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays provide high local capacity for databases, virtual desktop infrastructure or data-warehouse workloads. The PERC H730 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with a battery-backed cache.

Dual 750 W platinum supplies

Redundant hot-swap power supplies share the load and keep the system running if one unit fails. The Intel C610 chipset and 24 DIMM slots allow memory expansion up to 1.5 TB without increasing the thermal envelope. Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links handles storage and management traffic on separate interfaces.

iDRAC 8 Enterprise included

Remote management gives full console access, power control and hardware monitoring over a dedicated network port. Factory-installed rails and a front bezel let the unit slide into a standard rack without extra hardware. The H730 battery preserves cached writes during unexpected power loss, protecting array integrity.

How it compares

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

Price $8,284.99
Pricier than about 86% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher 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 R730XD
Model nameR730xd
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count14-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1.5 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 1 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
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

How are the 24 drive bays populated with the 2.4 TB SAS disks and what is the common mistake with the PERC H730?

The chassis ships with 24 bays already filled with 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives. The controller manages them through the backplane; the step often missed is initialising the virtual disks in the H730 BIOS or iDRAC before the OS sees any capacity.

Which components will need replacement first and what are the part numbers?

The 750 W platinum power supplies and the PERC H730 battery-backed write cache are the primary field-replaceable units. Drives are hot-swap SAS; fans and the iDRAC module also slide out without tools.

What limit appears first under sustained heavy I/O on the 24-drive array?

The 12 Gb/s SAS backplane and H730 controller set the throughput ceiling; sustained writes will hit that bus limit before the individual 2.4 TB 10K drives reach their own maximum.

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