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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon E5-2683 v3 2.0GHz 14 Core 512GB DDR4 12x 4TB H730

SKU CH-E77W-K4CGY

Dual 14-core Xeon rack server with 512 GB DDR4, twelve 4 TB SATA drives and PERC H730 RAID controller in a 2U chassis

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count14-Core Processor
  • Dual 14-core Xeon processors handle heavy compute workloads
  • 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualised environments
  • PERC H730 controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 for data protection
  • Twelve 4 TB enterprise SATA drives deliver high-capacity storage
  • iDRAC8 Enterprise provides full remote server management

Dual Xeon E5-2683 v3 14-core server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rackmount system built for midsize and large enterprise workloads. Dual Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 processors provide 28 cores at 2.0 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo for virtualisation, databases and high-performance computing data nodes.

750 W platinum PSUs and iDRAC8 management

Two hot-swap 750 W platinum power supplies deliver redundant power with high efficiency. The iDRAC8 Enterprise controller enables remote monitoring and management without loading the host CPUs. Fan speeds scale with inlet temperature to keep acoustic output low in typical rack environments.

Sustained throughput on 12-bay storage array

Twelve 4 TB 7.2 K SATA drives connect through a PERC H730 1 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. The 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA backplane maintains consistent bandwidth during extended database scans or VDI storms. Network traffic runs over dual 1 GbE and dual 10 Gb SFP+ ports for balanced I/O under continuous load.

How it compares

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

Price $3,004.99
Pricier than about 65% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher 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 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 RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1.5 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
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 16 DDR4 memory modules across the 24 slots for optimal performance?

Populate all 16 modules evenly across the 24 slots following the balanced channel sequence shown in the system service manual, ensuring each processor gets eight modules in matched channels.

When will the PERC H730 controller battery need replacement to keep RAID write-back caching active?

The battery-backed cache typically lasts three to five years; iDRAC 8 Enterprise will alert you when the battery health drops below the threshold for safe write-back operation.

At what point do the 7.2K SATA drives become the throughput bottleneck during sustained write workloads?

With twelve 7.2K drives behind the H730 controller, sequential write bandwidth saturates around the combined spindle limit, making the drive array the first throughput ceiling under heavy sustained writes.

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