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Dell PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2609 v3 6C 1.9GHz 48GB DDR4 3x 1TB SATA H730

SKU CH-3NQK-N7X5A

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5" hot-plug bays, single Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor, 48GB DDR4, three 1TB SATA drives and H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM48 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • 12 hot-plug 3.5" drive bays for high-density storage
  • Dual 750W redundant power supplies keep the server running
  • H730 RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • 48GB DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots
  • Single Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core 1.9GHz processor

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays into a two-rack-unit chassis, making it suitable for archives, backup targets or media libraries that need capacity in limited rack space. A single Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor at 1.9 GHz and 48 GB of DDR4 handle file serving and light virtualization workloads.

Dual 750 W redundant supplies

Two hot-swap 750 W power modules share the load so a single failure does not shut the system down, and the H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache offloads parity calculations from the CPU. The DVD-ROM drive adds negligible draw, while iDRAC8 remote management lets administrators monitor thermals and power without a local console.

H730 controller and iDRAC8

The Perc H730 supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across the three installed 1 TB enterprise SATA drives and any additional SAS or SATA disks. iDRAC8 Express provides out-of-band hardware control, firmware updates and virtual console access, with Enterprise licences and vFlash media available as upgrades.

How it compares

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Price $540.99
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 interfaceSATA
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 SATA drives into the 12 hot-plug bays, and what step do people miss?

Slide each drive into a bay until the lever clicks, then verify the H730 RAID controller detects all three 1 TB drives before creating a virtual disk.

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

The two 750 W redundant power supplies and the 7.2 K RPM SATA drives are the primary field-replaceable units; fans and the iDRAC8 battery follow typical server refresh cycles.

What performance limit appears first when the single E5-2609 v3 runs sustained workloads?

The six-core 1.9 GHz processor and 48 GB DDR4 ceiling become the bottleneck before the H730 12 Gbps controller or 1 GbE networking saturate.

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