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Silver 2U rack server chassis with twelve front 3.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD rack server 2x E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 128GB DDR4 H330 12 x 3.5

SKU CH-9PZV-VK151

A 2U rack server with dual Xeon E5-2609 v3 CPUs, 128GB DDR4, an H330 RAID controller and twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays

  • ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core CPUs deliver parallel throughput
  • 128 GB DDR4 memory supports large working sets
  • H330 12 Gbps RAID controller enables RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays allow up to 52 TB raw capacity
  • Redundant 750 W power supplies keep the server running during a module failure

Rack server for storage-heavy workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built around twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays and a PERC H330 RAID controller. Dual Xeon E5-2609 v3 processors supply twelve cores at 1.9 GHz, while 128 GB of DDR4 memory fills half the 24 DIMM slots. Redundant 750 W power supplies and a four-port 1 GbE daughter card complete the baseline configuration.

Upgrade from smaller 1U or tower systems

Moving to this platform makes sense when internal capacity exceeds what a 1U chassis can hold or when a tower server cannot meet rack-density requirements. The twelve-bay layout and H330 controller add RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60 without consuming a PCIe 3.0 slot. The jump is worth it once workloads need more spindles or larger arrays than a four-bay or eight-bay system can deliver.

Twelve bays and 128 GB DDR4 headroom

The chassis supports up to 52 TB of raw storage using 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, though no drives or trays are included. Memory tops out at 1 536 GB across 24 slots, so the installed 128 GB leaves ample room for growth. Six PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated RAID slot handle additional controllers or networking cards, while the Matrox G200 provides basic video output.

How it compares

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Price $862.99
Cheaper than about 79% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 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
ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity128 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
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

Will the 12 x 3.5" hot-plug drive bays accept both SAS and SATA drives?

Yes, the chassis supports up to 12 x 3.5" hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drives.

How is the H330 RAID controller installed and what step is commonly missed?

The H330 installs in the dedicated RAID card slot; the step often missed is connecting the mini-SAS cables from the backplane to the controller before closing the chassis.

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

Each 750W supply is hot-swappable; a failed unit can be replaced without powering down the server.

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