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Silver 2U rack server chassis with twenty-four 2.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD rack server E5-2630v3 2.4GHz 96GB 3x300GB H730

SKU CH-N3AG-YHGRZ

2U rack server with 24 hot-plug 2.5" bays, single Xeon E5-2630v3 eight-core 2.4GHz, 96GB DDR4, three 300GB 15K SAS drives, H730 RAID controller, dual 750W redundant power, no OS

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM96 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 96GB

HDD 3 x 300GB

  • Eight-core Xeon E5-2630 v3 at 2.4 GHz for multi-threaded workloads
  • 96 GB DDR4 across 24 slots for large in-memory datasets
  • 3 × 300 GB 15 K SAS drives deliver high IOPS
  • H730 RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 750 W redundant supplies keep the 2U rack server running

PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built for dense storage workloads. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2630v3 eight-core processor running at 2.4 GHz and 96 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots. The chassis supports up to 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives for high-capacity arrays.

Dual 750 W redundant power supplies

Two hot-swap 750 W power supplies provide full redundancy to keep the system running if one unit fails. The server includes a DVD-ROM drive and a daughter card with four 1 GbE network ports. Remote management is handled by iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller for out-of-band monitoring and control.

24-bay 2.5-inch drive capacity

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch hot-plug chassis that maximises storage density in 2U of rack space. Buyers who need 3.5-inch drive bays or a smaller 1U form factor cannot use this server. The installed PERC H730 controller manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across the SAS drives.

How it compares

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

Price $681.99
Cheaper than about 88% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 96 GB
Lower than about 60% 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 RAM96 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity96 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 do I install the 2.5-inch SAS drives into the hot-plug bays, and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into one of the 24 front bays until the carrier locks; the step often missed is creating the virtual disk in the H730 RAID controller BIOS before the OS sees any volume.

What maintenance or replacement will the DDR4 memory need later?

The 96GB installed uses registered DDR4 DIMMs; if a module fails, replace it with an identical capacity and speed module — mixed sizes are allowed but all 24 slots must follow the per-processor population rules.

What limit appears first when the dual 750W redundant power supplies run under sustained load?

The 750W per supply rating is the first ceiling; if combined draw exceeds 750W, the second supply cannot compensate because each must stay within its own rated output.

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