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Silver 2U rack server with 24 front drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U Rack Server E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 48GB DDR4 3x 900GB 10K SAS H730

SKU CH-956Z-BYEK8

A 2U rack server with a 10-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz, 48 GB DDR4, three 900 GB 10K SAS drives and an H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM48 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 48GB

HDD 3 x 900GB

  • 10-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz delivers 20 threads
  • 48 GB DDR4 across 24 DIMM slots
  • 3 × 900 GB 10K SAS drives on H730 RAID controller
  • 24 hot-plug 2.5″ bays support up to 52 TB
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies with iDRAC8 management

Dense 2U storage server

This 2U rack server combines up to 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays with a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 ten-core processor at 2.3 GHz and 48 GB of DDR4 memory. The H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across three included 900 GB 10K SAS drives. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management complete the platform.

Teams needing high drive density in 2U

The chassis fits 24 SAS or SATA bays, making it suited to workloads that prioritise local capacity over compute scale. Organisations that require dual CPUs, more than 48 GB of installed memory, or PCIe-attached flash should evaluate other configurations.

Single-socket Xeon E5-2650 v3

One ten-core 2.3 GHz processor is installed with 20 logical threads via hyper-threading; a second socket is empty but supported. Memory currently occupies 48 GB across the 24 DIMM slots and cannot exceed 48 GB without adding the second CPU.

How it compares

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

Price $546.99
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 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

What comes inside the 2U chassis and which essential items must be purchased separately?

The server ships with one E5-2650 v3 processor, 48 GB DDR4, three 900 GB 10K SAS drives in trays, H730 RAID controller, two 750 W redundant supplies, DVD drive and iDRAC8 Express. Operating system and additional drives or memory must be bought separately.

Should I select the single-processor 48 GB configuration or upgrade to the dual-processor maximum of 1536 GB?

Choose the single-processor 48 GB unit for lighter workloads; add the second Xeon and populate up to 24 DIMM slots with DDR4 up to 2400 MT/s when you need the full 1536 GB capacity.

How does the H730 controller’s 12 Gbps SAS link perform with the installed 6 Gbps 900 GB drives in a live RAID array?

The H730 runs the three 900 GB 10K drives at their native 6 Gbps speed, delivering RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 redundancy while the 12 Gbps backplane leaves headroom for faster SAS or SSD upgrades later.

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