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Silver 1U rack server front with four 3.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R330 rack server E3-1220 v5 3GHz 4GB DDR4 2x 4TB SAS H730 2x 350W

SKU CH-A888-Y2JJ9

A 1U rack server with a quad-core Xeon E3-1220 v5, 4 GB DDR4, dual 4 TB SAS drives on an H730 RAID controller, and redundant 350 W power supplies

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height1U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • MAX Processors1
  • ChipsetIntel C236
  • Quad-core Xeon E3-1220 v5 at 3.0 GHz for responsive compute
  • 4 GB DDR4 with four DIMM slots supporting up to 64 GB total
  • Two 4 TB 7.2 K SAS drives on H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller
  • Dual 350 W hot-swap power supplies for continuous uptime
  • 1U rack form with four 3.5" hot-plug bays and iDRAC8 remote management

1U rack server for small-scale workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R330 is a 1U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 quad-core processor running at 3GHz. It ships with 4GB of DDR4 memory and two 4TB 7.2K SAS drives managed by a PERC H730 RAID controller. Dual 350W redundant power supplies and hot-plug drive bays support continuous operation in space-constrained environments.

Upgrade from tower or single-drive systems

This platform replaces tower servers or non-redundant 1U units that lack hardware RAID and hot-swap bays. The jump is worth it when you need RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60 across up to four 3.5-inch drives and remote management via iDRAC8. The single-socket C236 chipset limits CPU expansion to one processor.

4GB memory and 8TB raw storage baseline

The installed 4GB DDR4 across four DIMM slots supports up to 64GB total using 4GB, 8GB or 16GB modules at 2400MT/s. Two 4TB SAS drives provide 8TB raw capacity; the chassis accepts four drives for a 40TB maximum. Two PCIe 3.0 slots and a dedicated storage slot allow controller or networking upgrades.

Highlights

  • Quad-core Xeon E3-1220 v5 at 3.0 GHz for responsive compute
  • 4 GB DDR4 with four DIMM slots supporting up to 64 GB total
  • Two 4 TB 7.2 K SAS drives on H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller
  • Dual 350 W hot-swap power supplies for continuous uptime
  • 1U rack form with four 3.5" hot-plug bays and iDRAC8 remote management

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelPowerEdge R330
TypeRack
Rack Height1U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
MAX Processors1
ChipsetIntel C236
Installed Memory Size4GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity4GB
Memory Features4 DIMM slots compatible with 4GB/8GB/16GB DDR4 up to 2400MT/s, actual memory speed dependent on the processor capability.
Number of Memory Slots4
Storage ControllerDell Perc H730 Controller
HDD InterfaceSAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Max HDD Capacity40TB
Media DrivesDVD ROM
GPU TypeMatrox G200
Video Memory8MB
Remote ManagementiDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC8 Express (default), iDRAC8 Enterprise (upgrade) 8GB vFlash media (upgrade), 16GB vFlash media (upgrade)
LAN Ports2 x Ports
Expansion Slots2 x PCIe 3.0 slots + 1 slot for internal storage.
Operating SystemNo
Compatible/Certified OSMicrosoft Windows Small Business Server 2011/2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1/SP2, Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Solaris
Weight40.0000LBS

Questions about this item

What rack depth and height clearance does the 1U R330 chassis need?

The server is 1U high (1.68 inches) and 18.99 inches deep, so the rack must provide at least that depth behind the front rails plus cable space.

How do I install the PERC H730 RAID controller and the two 4 TB SAS drives, and what step is often missed?

Seat the H730 in the dedicated internal storage slot, connect the SAS cables to the backplane, insert the drives in the hot-plug bays, then use the controller BIOS to create a virtual disk before installing an OS.

Which components will likely need replacement first in the R330?

The two 350 W hot-swap power supplies and the 7.2 K RPM SAS drives are the primary field-replaceable units; the DVD-ROM and the iDRAC8 vFlash media (if upgraded) may also wear out over time.

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