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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and front bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U 12 Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10 Core 128GB DDR4 H730 12x 4TB HDD

SKU CH-Q3RC-E9PVP

2U rack server with dual 10-core Xeon processors at 2.6 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory, H730 RAID controller and twelve 4 TB 3.5-inch SATA drives

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.60 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 2011-3
  • Dual Xeon E5-2660 v3 10-core CPUs deliver 2.6 GHz base and 3.3 GHz turbo performance
  • 128 GB DDR4 2133 MHz ECC memory across 8 slots supports up to 1.5 TB maximum
  • PERC H730 1 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery-backed cache
  • 12 x 4 TB 7.2K SATA 3.5" drives in a 2U 12-bay chassis
  • X520/I350 quad-port card adds 2 x 1 GbE and 2 x 10 Gb SFP+ with iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management

Capacity and compute

This Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors, each running at 2.6 GHz with 10 cores. The system ships with 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 8 modules and can scale to 1.5 TB using 24 DIMM slots. A PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache manages twelve 3.5-inch 4 TB enterprise SATA drives spinning at 7.2K rpm.

Storage focus and networking

The twelve-bay chassis suits workloads that prioritise raw capacity such as data warehouses, backup targets or virtual-desktop storage nodes. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 8 Enterprise provide redundancy and remote management. Buyers who need flash-only arrays or more than twelve drive bays should look elsewhere.

RAID controller decides fit

The PERC H730 supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through, so the single specification that determines suitability is whether your deployment requires hardware RAID across all twelve SATA spindles.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon E5-2660 v3 10-core CPUs deliver 2.6 GHz base and 3.3 GHz turbo performance
  • 128 GB DDR4 2133 MHz ECC memory across 8 slots supports up to 1.5 TB maximum
  • PERC H730 1 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery-backed cache
  • 12 x 4 TB 7.2K SATA 3.5" drives in a 2U 12-bay chassis
  • X520/I350 quad-port card adds 2 x 1 GbE and 2 x 10 Gb SFP+ with iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R730XD
ModelR730xd
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.60 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 2011-3
Number of CPU Cores10-Core Processor
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C610
Installed Memory Size128GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity1.5TB
Number of Memory Slots24
Storage ControllerDell Perc H730 1GB Controller
HDD InterfaceSATA
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
GPU TypeMatrox G200
Video Memory8MB
Ethernet ControllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
LAN Ports4 x Ports
Expansion Slots1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot, Single Riser Included (Riser 3)
Management PortRJ 45
Operating SystemNo
Features12 x 3.5" SATA/SAS Hot-Plug Drive Bays

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Questions about this item

How do I confirm the PERC H730 controller and all 12 drives are recognised after powering on?

During POST the controller BIOS lists each of the 12 drives and shows the battery status; iDRAC8 Enterprise then displays the full array health and firmware versions in its storage dashboard.

Which items ship with the server and what must I source myself?

The chassis includes 2 Xeon E5-2660 v3 CPUs, 8 x 16 GB DDR4 RDIMMs, H730 1 GB controller, 12 x 4 TB 3.5" SATA HDDs, X520/I350 quad-port NIC, iDRAC8 Enterprise, 2 x 750 W PSUs, bezel and rails; OS licences and extra memory are not included.

Should I choose the 128 GB configuration or add modules up to the 1.5 TB limit?

128 GB across 8 slots leaves 16 free DIMM slots for future expansion; select the larger capacity only if your workload already exceeds 128 GB.

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