DELL PowerEdge R530 2U rack server E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 24GB DDR4 2x 600GB SAS H730

Dell PowerEdge R530 2U rack server

This Dell PowerEdge R530 is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 eight-core processor running at 2.4 GHz. It ships with 24 GB of DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots and includes two 600 GB 15K SAS drives managed by a PERC H730 RAID controller. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and a DVD-ROM drive complete the baseline configuration.

Suits single-socket deployments

The system targets environments that need a single processor, up to eight 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA bays, and hardware RAID levels 0/1/5/6/10/50/60. It also provides four 1 GbE ports, five PCIe slots (three 3.0 and two 2.0), and iDRAC8 remote management. Buyers who need a second processor installed from day one or who require more than 24 GB of memory without adding modules should look elsewhere.

Max memory capped at 24 GB with current processor

Although the chassis offers twelve DIMM slots and the platform supports up to 384 GB, the installed Xeon E5-2630 V3 limits usable capacity to 24 GB with the supplied configuration. Expanding beyond that figure requires a processor upgrade, so the single-CPU memory ceiling is the specification that decides whether this unit fits the workload.