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Silver 2U rack server with 24 front drive bays and dual power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 16GB DDR4 3x 300GB SAS H730

SKU CH-7NXT-E0N2X

2U rack server with a 10-core 2.3GHz Xeon, 16GB DDR4, three 300GB SAS drives and an H730 RAID controller supporting up to 24 hot-plug bays

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

Installed Memory Size 16GB

HDD 3 x 300GB

  • 10-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz for compute-intensive workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 installed with 24 DIMM slots supporting up to 1536 GB total capacity
  • 3 × 300 GB 15 K SAS drives plus 24 hot-plug 2.5″ bays for high-density storage
  • PERC H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller with RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 support
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management for uptime

Purpose-built 2U density

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server populated with a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 ten-core processor at 2.3 GHz, 16 GB of DDR4 memory, three 300 GB 15K SAS drives and a PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache. It targets IT teams that need high drive-count density and hardware RAID in a compact form factor for virtualization, database or backup workloads.

Fit and alternatives

This configuration suits administrators who want 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch bays, redundant 750 W power supplies and up to six PCIe 3.0 slots in a chassis that supports a second CPU when demand grows. Buyers who require more than 16 GB of memory out of the box, who need 10 GbE networking without adding a card, or who prefer a tower or pedestal chassis should evaluate other platforms.

Deciding specification

The backplane accepts up to 24 SAS or SATA drives and the H730 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, making the maximum raw capacity of 52 TB the single figure that determines whether the storage envelope matches the project.

How it compares

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

Price $382.99
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 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 E5-2650 v3 or add a second processor for more cores?

The system ships with one ten-core 2.3 GHz Xeon and supports up to two processors; adding the second doubles cores to twenty physical and forty virtual threads.

How does the 16 GB DDR4 perform when the server runs virtual machines?

Sixteen gigabytes fits in one of twenty-four DIMM slots and runs up to 2400 MT/s; it is a starting point for light workloads and can be expanded to 1536 GB.

What does the H730 12 Gbps RAID controller limit in practice?

The Perc H730 handles SAS and SATA drives at 12 Gbps, supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60, and caps the array at 52 TB total capacity.

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