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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 48GB 3x 300GB SAS H730

SKU CH-5653-MXYZ9

2U rack server with 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch bays, single Xeon E5-2609 v3 at 1.9 GHz, 48 GB DDR4, three 300 GB SAS drives and H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM48 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 48GB

HDD 3 x 300GB

  • Six-core Xeon at 1.9 GHz handles multi-thread workloads
  • 48 GB DDR4 across 24 slots supports virtualisation density
  • Three 300 GB 15K SAS drives deliver fast hot-plug storage
  • H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies keep the 2U rack server running

2U rack server with 24 drive bays

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor at 1.9GHz and 48GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots. The chassis supports up to 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives and includes a DVD-ROM drive. Dual 750W redundant power supplies are fitted as standard.

Upgrade from single-socket or smaller bays

Moving to this platform adds a second processor socket and 24 drive bays compared with single-socket 1U or 12-bay systems. The jump is worth it when you need RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 across many spindles and the option to scale memory to 1536GB with a second CPU installed. The Perc H730 controller with 1GB cache and 12Gbps SAS bandwidth handles the array workload.

PCIe 3.0 and 1GbE ceiling

The system provides up to six PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated RAID card slot for expansion cards. Networking defaults to a four-port 1GbE daughter card with optional 10GbE upgrades. Remote management runs on iDRAC8 Express with Enterprise and vFlash upgrades available. Video output uses a Matrox G200eR2 chipset.

How it compares

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

Price $510.99
Cheaper than about 92% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 48 GB
Lower than about 75% 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
ProcessorIntel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM48 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity48 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
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

What rack depth does the 26.8-inch long 2U chassis require?

The server is 26.8 inches deep, so the rack must provide at least that much usable depth plus clearance for cables and airflow at the rear.

How is the PERC H730 RAID controller installed and what step is often missed?

The H730 occupies the dedicated RAID card slot; the step often missed is connecting its 1 GB cache module and enabling the battery backup in the controller BIOS before creating virtual disks.

When will the 300 GB 15 K SAS drives need replacement?

Plan replacement after 3 to 5 years of continuous operation; monitor SMART attributes via iDRAC8 and swap drives hot-plug without downtime when reallocated sectors or latency spikes appear.

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