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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD rack server E5-2609v3 1.9GHz 64GB 3x 300GB SAS H330

SKU CH-576D-B7M9E

2U rack server with a 1.9 GHz Xeon E5-2609v3, 64 GB DDR4, three 300 GB 15 K SAS drives and a PERC H330 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 64GB

HDD 3 x 300GB

  • Six-core Xeon at 1.9 GHz handles core workloads
  • 64 GB DDR4 memory fills all 24 DIMM slots
  • Three 300 GB 15 K SAS drives deliver fast hot-plug storage
  • H330 12 Gbps RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies keep the 2U server running

Built for dense storage workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server designed for environments that need many drive bays in a compact form. It fits data centres and server rooms running virtualisation, backup targets or software-defined storage where capacity per rack unit matters. Buyers who need GPU compute density or single-thread speed should look elsewhere.

Thermals noise and power draw

Dual 750W redundant hot-swap supplies share the load and keep the system running if one unit fails. The 2U chassis uses front-to-back airflow tuned for up to 24 x 2.5-inch drives and a single 6-core Xeon E5-2609v3 at 1.9 GHz. Acoustic output is typical for rack-density gear and not suited to office or quiet-room placement.

Upgrade path and when it pays

The H330 RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60 across SAS or SATA drives, and the 24 DIMM slots accept DDR4 up to 1536 GB when a second processor is added. Six PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated RAID slot allow NIC or HBA expansion. The jump is worth it when you need more bays than a 1U box offers but cannot step to a 4U platform.

How it compares

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

Price $544.99
Cheaper than about 92% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% 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 RAM64 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity64 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
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

How do I install the 2.5" SAS drives in the 24-bay chassis and which step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a hot-plug bay until the latch clicks; the step often missed is creating the virtual disk in the H330 RAID BIOS before the OS sees any volume.

What maintenance will the 750W redundant power supplies need over time?

The 750W redundant power supplies are hot-swap; replace a failed unit by pulling the handle and inserting the new module without shutting down the server.

Which limit appears first when the E5-2609v3 runs sustained workloads?

The single 1.9GHz six-core Xeon hits full CPU utilisation before the 64GB DDR4 ceiling or the H330 12Gbps controller saturates.

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