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Silver 5U rack chassis with twelve front drive bays and four rear power supplies

DELL

Dell VRTX 5U rack server 2× M630 E5-2687Wv3 3.1GHz 10C 256GB 12× 20TB 7.2K SAS

SKU CH-NG3B-5V53F

A 5U rack server holding two M630 blades, each with a 3.1 GHz 10-core processor and 256 GB DDR4, plus twelve 20 TB 7.2K SAS drives on an S130 controller

  • ProcessorIntel
  • Rack height5U
  • Installed storage12x 20 TB 7.2K SAS
  • Disk controllerS130
  • Maximum storage12x 3.5 in Drive Bays
  • Management controlleriDRAC8 Express
  • Dual E5-2687Wv3 CPUs deliver 20 cores at 3.1 GHz for demanding compute
  • 256 GB DDR4 memory supports large datasets and virtualisation
  • Twelve 20 TB SAS drives give high-density storage in 3.5" bays
  • Eight PCIe slots (3 full-height, 5 low-profile) allow flexible I/O expansion
  • Four 1600 W redundant power supplies maintain uptime during failures

Dell VRTX 5U rack server

The Dell VRTX 5U rack server delivers a converged platform with two M630 blades. Each blade runs dual Intel E5-2687Wv3 processors at 3.1GHz with 10 cores and 256GB of DDR4 memory. The chassis houses twelve 20TB 7.2K SAS drives for high-capacity storage. This system suits organisations consolidating compute and storage in a single rack enclosure.

1Gb switch and S130 RAID limits

The integrated VRTX 1GB switch module restricts internal blade-to-blade and uplink traffic to gigabit speeds. The S130 storage controller provides software RAID without a dedicated cache or battery backup. Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays are the maximum internal capacity. Workloads needing 10Gb networking or hardware RAID acceleration require additional cards in the PCIe slots.

Blade insertion and PCIe slot planning

Installing M630 blades requires aligning each unit with the chassis mid-plane and securing the locking levers; misalignment can bend connector pins. The eight flexible PCIe slots comprise three full-height and five low-profile bays, so card height must match the chosen slot. Four 1600W redundant power supplies are pre-installed but should be verified for firmware compatibility before power-on.

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Price $17,650.99
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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Model nameVRTX
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel
Storage
Installed storage12x 20 TB 7.2K SAS
Disk controllerS130
Maximum storage12x 3.5 in Drive Bays
Size & build
Rack height5U
More details
Management controlleriDRAC8 Express

Questions about this item

How do the two M630 blades differ in capacity or CPU?

Both blades are identical, each carrying an Intel E5-2687Wv3 at 3.1 GHz with 10 cores and 25 MB cache, sharing the 256 GB DDR4 pool.

What does the 3.1 GHz figure mean when the server is under load?

The 3.1 GHz base clock runs on all 10 cores per processor; Turbo can lift frequency higher depending on thermal headroom and core count active.

How does the 1 GB switch module limit internal blade traffic?

The VRTX 1 GB switch caps blade-to-blade and blade-to-uplink throughput at 1 Gbps per port, so sustained transfers cannot exceed that bandwidth.

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