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Silver 2U rack server with twenty-four 2.5 inch drive bays visible on the front face

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 16GB 3x 1TB H330

SKU CH-PTJJ-QGJ26

2U rack server with single 10-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz, 16 GB DDR4, three 1 TB SATA drives, H330 RAID controller and dual 750 W redundant power supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 16GB

HDD 3 x 1TB

  • Ten-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz delivers 20 threads
  • 16 GB DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots for expansion
  • Three 1 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide 3 TB baseline storage
  • H330 12 Gbps RAID controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
  • Dual 750 W hot-swap power supplies ensure continuous uptime

Purpose-built dense storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server designed for organisations that need high drive density in a compact form factor. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 ten-core processor running at 2.3 GHz and 16 GB of DDR4 memory. The chassis supports up to 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, making it suited to storage-heavy workloads such as software-defined storage, backup repositories or media archives.

Upgrade path from smaller arrays

This system replaces direct-attached storage boxes or 1U servers that have run out of drive bays. The jump is worth it when an application needs more than twelve spindles in a single node or when RAID 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60 must be handled by a dedicated H330 12 Gbps controller without consuming a PCIe slot. A second processor can be added later to double thread count and unlock the full 24 DIMM slots for memory expansion.

Capacity ceiling and headroom

Three 1 TB 7.2K SATA drives are installed, leaving twenty-one bays free for growth up to a raw maximum of 52 TB. The DDR4 subsystem currently uses 16 GB of a possible 1 536 GB, with slots arranged twelve per CPU. Memory speed scales to 2 400 MT/s depending on the processor installed. Six PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated RAID slot provide I/O headroom for additional network or HBA cards.

How it compares

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Price $370.99
Cheaper than about 94% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 16 GB
Lower than about 90% 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 RAM16 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity16 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
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

How many 2.5-inch drive bays does the R730XD provide for installation?

The chassis holds up to 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch SAS or SATA bays; the three 1 TB drives supplied occupy three of those bays and trays are included with the drives.

What is the correct order for seating the CPU and memory during initial build?

Install the single E5-2650 v3 processor first, then populate the 12 DIMM slots belonging to that CPU socket before adding any second processor or its memory channels.

Which components are most likely to need replacement during the server's service life?

The two 750 W redundant power supplies, the hot-plug 2.5-inch SATA drives, and the DVD-ROM drive are the primary field-replaceable units; the H330 RAID controller and iDRAC8 module can also be swapped if required.

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