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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 8GB 3x 300GB SAS H330

SKU CH-KHTN-4VG9G

2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays, single Xeon E5-2609 v3 at 1.9 GHz, 8 GB DDR4, three 300 GB 15 K SAS drives and an H330 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM8 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • 12 hot-plug 3.5" drive bays for high-capacity storage
  • Redundant 750W power supplies keep the server running
  • H330 RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor at 1.9GHz
  • 24 DDR4 DIMM slots allow up to 1536GB memory

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server designed for workloads that prioritise internal drive density. It fits twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays and ships with three 300 GB 15 K SAS drives on a PERC H330 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. A single Xeon E5-2609 v3 at 1.9 GHz and 8 GB of DDR4 provide the base compute platform.

Suited to archive and backup targets

This configuration suits teams building on-premise backup repositories, surveillance archives or secondary storage tiers where drive count matters more than raw CPU throughput. The dual 750 W redundant supplies and iDRAC8 remote management simplify lights-out operation. Buyers who need more than eight gigabytes of memory, additional processors or solid-state media from day one should look at alternative platforms.

Twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays define capacity

The chassis accepts up to twelve 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, setting a hard ceiling of 52 TB raw capacity with current drive sizes. That bay count, not the processor or memory, is the specification that determines whether this server fits the storage footprint you are planning.

How it compares

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

Price $401.99
Cheaper than about 94% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 8 GB
Lower than about 95% 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 RAM8 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity8 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
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 does the 1.9 GHz Xeon E5-2609 v3 actually deliver in this 2U box?

A single six-core processor runs at 1.9 GHz with the C610 chipset, giving baseline compute for virtualisation or file workloads; a second CPU socket is open if more threads are needed later.

How does the H330 12 Gbps RAID controller limit drive performance?

The H330 handles SAS at 12 Gbps and SATA at 6 Gbps, so the three 300 GB 15 K SAS drives can saturate their link, while any SATA drives added later will cap at half that throughput.

What physical space and power does the R730XD need to mount?

The chassis is 26.8 inches deep, 17.44 inches wide, 3.4 inches high (2U) and ships with two 750 W redundant hot-swap supplies; it slides into a standard four-post rack using Dell rails.

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