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Silver 2U rack server with twelve front drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2609 v3 6C 1.9GHz 48GB 3x 300GB SAS H730

SKU CH-0TVA-CG4ZY

2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays, single Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core 1.9GHz processor, 48GB DDR4, three 300GB 15K SAS drives and H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM48 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Six-core Xeon processor handles multi-threaded workloads at 1.9 GHz
  • 48 GB DDR4 memory supports virtualisation density across 24 DIMM slots
  • Three 300 GB 15K SAS drives deliver low-latency storage for databases
  • H730 RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with 1 GB cache
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies maintain uptime during module failure

Dell PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor running at 1.9 GHz. It ships with 48 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots and three 300 GB 15K SAS drives managed by a PERC H730 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and a DVD-ROM complete the configuration.

Suited for capacity-focused workloads.

This server suits teams that need twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays for large SAS or SATA storage pools and hardware RAID flexibility. The single-socket layout and 48 GB memory ceiling limit virtualisation density, so environments that require two processors, more than 48 GB of RAM today, or SATA SSD boot drives should look elsewhere.

Single Xeon E5-2609 v3 caps memory at 48 GB

The installed processor supports a maximum of 48 GB across the 24 DIMM slots, so the system cannot be expanded beyond that figure without a CPU upgrade. Buyers planning larger memory footprints must account for this hard limit before deployment.

How it compares

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

Price $511.99
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

How do I install the 3.5-inch SAS drives into the 12 hot-plug bays, and which step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a bay until the latch clicks; the step often missed is confirming the PERC H730 controller recognises every drive before creating a virtual disk.

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

The three 300 GB 15 K SAS drives and the two 750 W redundant power supplies are the parts most likely to require replacement after extended use.

What is the first limit reached when the server runs sustained workloads?

The single E5-2609 v3 processor with six cores at 1.9 GHz becomes the performance ceiling before memory or storage bandwidth saturates.

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