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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5 inch drive bays, front DVD drive, redundant power supplies at rear

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U Rack Server E5-2650v3 10C 2.3GHz 16GB DDR4 3x 2TB SAS H730

SKU CH-8SJG-X7S4Z

2U rack server with one ten-core 2.3 GHz Xeon, 16 GB DDR4, three 2 TB SAS drives and an H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Single 10-core Xeon E5-2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz for multi-threaded workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 installed with 24 slots supporting up to 1536 GB total
  • Three 2 TB 7.2 K SAS drives on H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache
  • 12 hot-plug 3.5" drive bays delivering up to 52 TB raw capacity
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies keep the 2U chassis running

Dense 2U storage 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 16 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots and three 2 TB 7.2K SAS drives managed by a PERC H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management complete the chassis.

Storage-heavy workloads on a budget

This configuration suits teams that need up to 12 hot-plug 3.5-inch SAS or SATA bays behind a hardware RAID engine supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Buyers who need more than 16 GB of memory or a second processor should look elsewhere because the installed DIMM count and single-CPU layout cannot be changed without additional parts not listed here.

12-bay 3.5-inch hot-plug capacity

The defining spec is the twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays that accept SAS or SATA drives and connect to the H730 controller. This bay count fixes the maximum raw capacity at 52 TB and determines whether the server fits a given storage density requirement.

How it compares

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

Price $426.99
Cheaper than about 93% 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

What rack depth does the 26.8-inch long server require?

The chassis is 26.8 inches deep, so a standard rack with at least that much usable depth is needed.

How is the PERC H730 RAID controller installed and what step is often missed?

The H730 occupies the dedicated RAID card slot; the step often missed is connecting its 1 GB cache module and enabling write-back caching in the controller BIOS.

When will the 7.2K RPM SAS drives typically need replacement?

The three 2 TB 7.2K RPM SAS drives are mechanical; plan to replace them after 3 to 5 years of continuous operation or when SMART alerts appear.

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