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

DELL

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

SKU CH-R4AE-AQ240

2U rack server with one 10-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz, 8 GB DDR4, H730 RAID controller, 12 hot-plug 3.5" bays and dual 750 W power supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM8 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Ten-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz
  • 8 GB DDR4 memory with 24 DIMM slots
  • H730 RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant hot-swap power supplies
  • 12 × 3.5" hot-plug drive bays for SAS or SATA

Dell PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 ten-core processor running at 2.3 GHz. It ships with 8 GB of DDR4 memory and a Dell PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache. Dual 750 W redundant hot-swap power supplies and 12 front-accessible 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays complete the core platform.

Storage-dense workloads and virtualisation hosts

This configuration suits teams that need high drive-count density in a compact 2U form factor for software-defined storage, backup targets or virtualisation clusters. The single-socket layout and 8 GB base memory limit immediate compute throughput, so buyers who need dual-processor performance or large in-memory databases from day one should look at a differently populated chassis.

Twelve-bay capacity with H730 RAID flexibility

The twelve 3.5-inch bays support up to 52 TB of raw SAS or SATA capacity behind the H730 controller, which offers RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Memory can scale to 1 536 GB across 24 DIMM slots when a second processor is added, but the installed 8 GB and single CPU leave little headroom for memory-intensive workloads without further investment.

How it compares

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

Price $344.99
Cheaper than about 95% 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
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

Does the Dell PowerEdge R730XD come with the 3.5-inch drive trays needed to install SAS or SATA drives?

The server is supplied without hard drives or trays; you must source the correct 3.5-inch hot-plug carriers separately before populating the 12 drive bays.

Can the existing H730 RAID controller manage a mixed set of older SAS and newer SATA drives in the same array?

The H730 supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 on both SAS and SATA media, so legacy and current drives can coexist in the same virtual disks.

How can I confirm the single E5-2650 v3 processor and 8GB DDR4 memory are detected correctly after first power-on?

During POST the system BIOS will report the ten-core 2.3GHz Xeon and the installed 8GB DDR4; iDRAC8 Express also displays the same inventory in its web interface.

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