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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD rack server 2U E5-2609 v3 1.9 GHz 8 GB DDR4 3×600 GB SAS H730

SKU CH-JB3E-Y3G7S

2U rack server with single Xeon E5-2609 v3, 8 GB DDR4, three 600 GB 15K SAS drives and H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM8 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Six-core Xeon E5-2609 v3 at 1.9 GHz for multi-threaded workloads
  • 8 GB DDR4 memory with 24 slots supporting up to 1536 GB total
  • Three 600 GB 15K SAS drives on H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache
  • Twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays enabling up to 52 TB raw capacity
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management built in

Rack server for dense storage workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor running at 1.9 GHz. It ships with 8 GB of DDR4 memory and three 600 GB 15K SAS drives managed by a PERC H730 RAID controller. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies provide resilience for continuous operation in data-centre environments.

SAS interface limits drive count and speed

The chassis accepts up to 12 hot-plug 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, with a maximum raw capacity of 52 TB. The H730 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across a 12 Gbps backend, although the installed drives operate at 6 Gbps. Six PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated RAID slot are available for additional controllers or networking cards.

Check memory ceiling and processor headroom

The board provides 24 DIMM slots but the installed processor caps total memory at 8 GB; a second CPU is required to reach the 1536 GB platform maximum. Networking defaults to a four-port 1 GbE daughter card, with optional 10 GbE NDC upgrades. Verify rack depth clearance for the 26.8-inch chassis and ensure 2U vertical space before ordering.

How it compares

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Price $386.99
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 many 3.5" drive bays does the R730XD provide and how many are filled?

The chassis holds up to 12 hot-plug bays; three are occupied by 600 GB 15K SAS drives and the remaining nine are free for additional SAS or SATA disks.

What does the E5-2609 v3 at 1.9 GHz mean for actual throughput?

The single six-core Xeon runs at a fixed 1.9 GHz with no Turbo Boost, so multi-threaded workloads scale linearly across six threads but single-thread speed stays at the base frequency.

What RAID levels and throughput does the H730 12 Gbps controller support?

The H730 card handles RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with a 12 Gbps SAS link, so the practical ceiling is the drive speed or the PCIe 3.0 x8 slot bandwidth, whichever is lower.

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