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Silver 2U rack server with 24 front 2.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 8GB DDR4 3x 300GB SAS H730

SKU CH-PR38-JT2V9

2U rack server with a ten-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz, 8 GB DDR4, three 300 GB 15 K SAS drives and an H730 RAID controller supporting up to 24 hot-plug bays

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

Installed Memory Size 8GB

HDD 3 x 300GB

  • Ten-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz delivers 20 threads
  • 24 hot-plug 2.5" bays support up to 52 TB SAS storage
  • H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies keep the server running
  • iDRAC8 remote management provides out-of-band control

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD packs 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch bays into a 2U rack chassis, driven by a single ten-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz with 8 GB of DDR4. It targets teams that need high drive density and hardware RAID for databases, virtualisation hosts or backup targets without stepping up to a larger enclosure.

Redundant power and airflow

Dual 750 W hot-swap supplies share the load so a single failure does not interrupt operation, while the 2U form factor directs front-to-rear airflow across the drive cage and CPU heatsinks. Under typical mixed workloads the fans ramp to moderate speeds; acoustic output is noticeable in quiet offices but expected in a server room.

Tool-less drive access and expansion

All 24 bays use tool-less carriers, letting operators swap SAS or SATA drives without opening the case, and the H730 controller with 1 GB cache manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across the array. Six PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated RAID slot remain free for networking upgrades such as the optional dual 10 GbE daughter card, while iDRAC8 provides remote console and lifecycle management over a dedicated management port.

How it compares

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

Price $359.99
Cheaper than about 94% 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

How do I install the 300GB SAS drives into the 24 2.5" hot-plug bays, and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into an empty bay until the lever clicks; the step often missed is creating the virtual disk in the H730 RAID controller BIOS before the OS installer can see any volume.

What maintenance or replacement will the 750W redundant power supplies need later?

The 750W redundant power supplies are hot-swap modules; if one fails, pull the faulty unit and insert a replacement while the server stays running on the second supply.

What limit appears first when the E5-2650 v3 runs sustained workloads?

The installed memory tops out at 8GB across 24 DIMM slots, so capacity becomes the bottleneck before the 10-core 2.3GHz processor reaches thermal limits.

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