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Dell PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server front view with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon E5-2683 v4 2.1GHz 16-Core 768GB DDR4 12x 8TB HDD H730

SKU CH-TRYW-RXAP9

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon processors, 768 GB DDR4 memory and twelve 8 TB SATA drives on a PERC H730 controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor
  • Dual 16-core Xeon CPUs at 2.1 GHz turbo to 3.0 GHz for heavy compute
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 24 slots supports large virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730 1 GB cache enables RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60 with battery backup
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives deliver high-capacity local storage
  • Quad-port 1 GbE and 10 Gb SFP+ plus iDRAC8 Enterprise for remote management

2U Rack Server for Enterprise Workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built for data-intensive applications. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores and a 3.0 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 768 GB of DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots, with a maximum capacity of 1.5 TB.

Suited for Storage-Heavy Deployments

This server suits organisations running databases, virtual desktop infrastructure or high-performance computing data nodes that need dense 3.5-inch drive bays. It is less appropriate for buyers who want all-flash arrays, GPU-accelerated compute or workloads that require more than two processor sockets.

12-Bay 3.5-Inch Chassis with H730 Controller

The chassis provides 12 hot-swap 3.5-inch bays populated with 8 TB enterprise SATA drives spinning at 7.2K RPM. A PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache manages RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode.

How it compares

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

Price $5,463.99
Pricier than about 78% 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 count16-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 2011-3
ChipsetIntel C610
Processor speed2.1 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 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

Should I pick the 12-bay 3.5-inch version or a smaller drive count?

This unit comes as a 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis filled with 12 enterprise 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives; choose it when you need maximum raw capacity in 2U.

What does the 2.1 GHz base clock mean once the server is running workloads?

Each Xeon E5-2683 v4 runs at 2.1 GHz base and can turbo to 3.0 GHz, giving 32 total cores for parallel tasks such as virtualisation or databases.

How does the 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA PERC H730 controller limit real-world throughput?

The H730 1 GB controller connects the 12 SATA drives at 6 Gb/s each and supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, so sustained throughput is capped by the drive links and RAID overhead.

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