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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2630v3 2.4GHz 8GB DDR4 3x 300GB SAS H730

SKU CH-W8QZ-FQ7YS

2U rack server with single Xeon E5-2630v3, 8GB DDR4, three 300GB SAS drives and H730 RAID controller

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

Installed Memory Size 8GB

HDD 3 x 300GB

  • Eight-core Xeon at 2.4 GHz handles multi-threaded workloads
  • 8 GB DDR4 memory supports up to 1 536 GB total capacity
  • Three 300 GB 15K SAS drives deliver fast hot-plug storage
  • H730 RAID controller enables levels 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant supplies keep the server running

Dense storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays into a 2U rack chassis. A single Xeon E5-2630v3 eight-core processor at 2.4 GHz and 8 GB of DDR4 provide a baseline for storage-heavy workloads such as backup targets, software-defined storage nodes or media archives. Three 300 GB 15K SAS drives and the H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache are included.

SAS bandwidth and memory ceiling

The backplane connects drives through 6 Gbps SAS links, so sustained throughput tops out at that interface speed regardless of drive count. The H730 supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across the full 24-bay set. Memory is capped at 8 GB in this configuration; the board offers 24 DIMM slots but the installed CPU limits total capacity to 8 GB, so larger datasets must live on disk rather than in RAM.

Upgrade from smaller 2U arrays

This system replaces 12-bay 2U servers or tower units that have run out of drive slots. The jump is worthwhile when you need the full 24-bay density and hardware RAID 50 or 60 without moving to a 4U chassis. It is not suited for compute-heavy tasks that demand more than eight cores, larger memory footprints or PCIe 4.0 expansion.

How it compares

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Price $341.99
Cheaper than about 95% 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 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

Should I pick the single E5-2630v3 2.4GHz or add a second processor?

The board supports up to two Xeon E5-2630v3 CPUs; adding the second doubles cores to 16 and enables the full 24 DIMM slots for 1536GB maximum memory.

What does 8GB DDR4 mean for real workloads on this R730XD?

8GB is the minimum shipped; the system has 24 slots and supports DDR4 up to 2400MT/s, so you can scale to 1536GB for virtualization or databases.

How fast is the H730 12Gbps SAS controller in practice?

The H730 runs at 12Gbps SAS and handles RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60; throughput is limited by the 15K 6Gbps drives and PCIe 3.0 slot bandwidth.

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