DELL PowerEdge R430 1U rack server E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 128GB DDR4 H730

1U rack server for dense compute

The Dell PowerEdge R430 fits a single Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core processor at 2.4 GHz into a 1U chassis. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots and a Perc H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache. Dual 550 W redundant power supplies and four 1 GbE ports complete the baseline configuration for virtualization or database workloads.

Memory fixed at 128 GB with room for drives

All twelve DDR4 slots are populated to the 128 GB installed total, matching the processor-limited maximum for this CPU. The H730 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across up to eight 2.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA bays, though no drives or trays are included. Two PCIe 3.0 slots remain available for additional I/O cards.

Single-socket E5-2630 v3 limits expansion

Only one processor is installed and the board supports a maximum of two, so adding a second Xeon would be required to reach the chipset’s 384 GB memory ceiling or to enable the full complement of DIMM slots. Buyers who need more than eight drive bays, higher single-thread frequency, or GPU compute should evaluate larger chassis options.