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Silver 2U rack server with 24 front drive bays and bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2680 v3 2.5GHz 12-core 64GB DDR4 2x 400GB SSD

SKU CH-94Q4-JRAD5

A 2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon processors, 64GB DDR4 memory, a PERC H730 RAID controller and two 400GB SATA SSDs in a 24-bay chassis

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD2 × 400 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Dual 12-core Xeon E5-2680 v3 CPUs deliver 24 threads at up to 3.3 GHz turbo
  • 64 GB DDR4 2133 MHz ECC memory with 24 slots expandable to 1.5 TB
  • PERC H730 1 GB controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 for data protection
  • 24 hot-plug 2.5" drive bays with 2 x 400 GB SATA SSDs installed
  • Quad-port X520/I350 card provides 2 x 1 GbE and 2 x 10 Gb SFP+ networking

Built for dense storage workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server fitted with two 12-core Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 processors at 2.5 GHz and 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory. Twenty-four hot-plug 2.5-inch bays give it high drive density for databases or virtualisation clusters that need local capacity. It ships with a PERC H730 RAID controller and dual 400 GB SATA SSDs for the operating system.

Redundant 750 W platinum supplies

Dual hot-swap 750 W platinum-efficiency power supplies share the load so a single failure does not take the system offline. The 2U chassis uses front-to-rear airflow across the drive cage and CPU heatsinks; fan speeds ramp under sustained compute load but stay moderate at typical utilisation. Power draw scales with the number of drives installed and the workload on the 24 cores.

24 drive bays decide the fit

This chassis supports exactly twenty-four 2.5-inch SATA or SAS drives and no 3.5-inch trays, so buyers who need fewer bays or larger form-factor disks should choose a different platform. Expansion is limited to one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot on the included riser, restricting add-in cards to a single device such as an extra network adapter or HBA.

How it compares

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

Price $676.99
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 R730XD
Model nameR730xd
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count12-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.5 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM64 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1.5 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSD2 × 400 GB SATA SSD
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 1 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
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 do I install the 400GB SATA SSDs into the 24-bay chassis, and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a front 2.5-inch hot-plug bay until the carrier clicks, then confirm the PERC H730 controller detects both SSDs in the BIOS before creating a RAID volume.

Which components will need replacement first during long-term operation?

The PERC H730 battery-backed cache module and the two 750 W power supplies are the primary field-replaceable units that degrade over time.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both Xeon E5-2680 v3 processors run at 3.3 GHz turbo continuously?

The dual 750 W platinum power supplies set the sustained power ceiling; prolonged 3.3 GHz turbo on all 24 cores can trip their over-current protection.

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