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Silver 5U tower server chassis with sixteen 2.5-inch drive bays and front bezel removed

DELL

DELL PowerEdge T430 5U 2x Xeon E5-2695 v4 2.1GHz 18C 256GB DDR4 H730P 8x 2.5" Trays

SKU CH-A55G-GYQME

A 5U tower server with dual 18-core Xeon processors at 2.1 GHz, 256 GB DDR4 ECC memory, a PERC H730P RAID controller, and eight 2.5-inch drive trays included

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • Processor core count18 Core-Processors
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual 18-core Xeon processors at 2.1 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo for demanding compute
  • 256 GB DDR4-2400 ECC memory installed with room to reach 384 GB
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through
  • Sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap bays with eight trays included for flexible storage growth
  • Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 8 Express remote management built in

Enterprise 5U Tower Server

The Dell PowerEdge T430 is a 5U tower server that supports up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays and dual Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 processors. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across twelve DIMM slots and a PERC H730P 2 GB storage controller. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundant hot-swap power.

Virtualisation and Database Workloads

This configuration suits organisations running VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V or Proxmox VE virtualisation, as well as Microsoft SQL Server, file services and backup workloads. The dual 18-core CPUs and large memory capacity handle multi-tenant environments. Buyers who need more than 384 GB of memory or more than sixteen drive bays should look at alternative platforms.

PERC H730P RAID Controller

The installed Dell PERC H730P 2 GB controller delivers 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through modes. A battery-backed cache protects data during power loss. The eight included 2.5-inch drive trays populate half of the sixteen available bays for immediate deployment.

How it compares

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

Price $1,299.99
Cheaper than about 65% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor core count 18 Core-Processors
Higher than about 70% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameT430
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count18 Core-Processors
Processor socketLGA 2011
Processor speed2.1 GHz (3.3 GHz Turbo)
Processor detailsE5-2695 v4
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity384 GB
Memory slot count12
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Installed storageNone
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Connectivity
Network controllerIntegrated Dell 2 × 1GbE Dual Port Ethernet Adapter
Ports & slots
Network ports2 x Ports
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height5U
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Management controlleriDRAC8 Express

Questions about this item

How do I install the 256 GB DDR4 memory kit and what step is commonly missed?

Populate the 12 DIMM slots with the eight 32 GB DDR4-2400 ECC registered modules; the step often missed is enabling the memory training sequence in the BIOS after the first boot so the system recognises the full 256 GB.

What maintenance or replacement will the PERC H730P 2 GB controller need later?

The controller's onboard battery backs the write cache; plan to replace that battery module every three to five years to avoid data loss during unexpected power loss.

Which limit appears first when both Xeon E5-2695 v4 processors run at 3.3 GHz turbo under sustained load?

The dual 750 W platinum power supplies set the thermal and current ceiling; sustained 3.3 GHz operation on all 18 cores per socket will hit the PSU or cooling limit before the 384 GB memory ceiling is reached.

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