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Silver 2U rack server with twelve front 3.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 48GB 3x 2TB SAS H330

SKU CH-A0MK-Y6B7H

2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays, single ten-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz, 48 GB DDR4, three 2 TB SAS drives and H330 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM48 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Ten-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz for multi-threaded workloads
  • 48 GB DDR4 memory in 24 slots for large datasets
  • Three 2 TB 7.2 K SAS drives on H330 RAID controller
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies protect uptime
  • 12-bay 3.5″ hot-plug chassis supports up to 52 TB storage

Purpose-built 2U server with twelve 3.5-inch bays

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server that fits twelve hot-plug 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives and ships with three 2 TB 7.2K SAS drives behind a PERC H330 RAID controller. A single Xeon E5-2650 v3 delivers ten cores at 2.3 GHz with 20 threads, while 48 GB of DDR4 occupies 24 DIMM slots. Two 750 W redundant power supplies and a DVD-ROM complete the chassis.

Suits dense cold-storage workloads.

This configuration targets archives, backup targets or surveillance recording where twelve large drives and hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 or 60 matter. It does not suit buyers who need a second processor installed, GPU compute, or more than the single-socket memory ceiling of 48 GB. Networking is limited to four 1 GbE ports unless an optional NDC is added.

Twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays with PERC H330 RAID

The defining spec is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch hot-plug backplane paired with the H330 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. That combination decides whether the chassis can hold the required spindle count and redundancy level for the intended dataset.

How it compares

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

Price $556.99
Cheaper than about 91% 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 H330 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
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

What comes in the box with the R730XD and what must I buy separately?

The server includes one E5-2650 v3 10-core 2.3 GHz processor, 48 GB DDR4 across 24 slots, three 2 TB 7.2K 3.5" SAS drives with trays, H330 RAID controller, dual 750 W redundant power supplies, DVD-ROM and iDRAC8 Express. No operating system, rails, second CPU or extra drives are supplied.

Should I choose the single 10-core 2.3 GHz CPU or add a second identical processor?

The board supports two sockets; a second E5-2650 v3 doubles cores to 20 and enables the remaining 12 DIMM slots for up to 1 536 GB total memory. Add it if your workload needs more threads or RAM bandwidth; otherwise the single CPU configuration runs cooler and uses less power.

What does the 48 GB DDR4 figure mean once the server is running?

You get 48 GB installed across the first processor's 12 slots. The memory controller runs up to 2 400 MT/s but actual speed depends on the E5-2650 v3 capability. All 12 second-processor slots stay empty until a second CPU is fitted, so usable capacity is 48 GB until you expand.

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