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Silver 2U rack server front with eight 3.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R530 2U rack server E5-2650 V3 10C 2.3GHz 8GB DDR4 3x 4TB SAS H330

SKU CH-SJJM-CDKT9 MPN E5-2650

A 2U rack server with a ten-core Xeon E5-2650 V3 at 2.3GHz, 8GB DDR4, three 4TB SAS drives and an H330 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • MAX Processors2
  • ChipsetIntel C610

Installed Memory Size 8GB

HDD 3 x 4TB SAS

CPU Model E5-2650 V3

  • Ten-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz handles parallel workloads
  • 8 GB DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots for expansion
  • Three 4 TB SAS drives deliver 12 TB raw capacity
  • H330 RAID controller supports levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies keep the server running

Purpose-built 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R530 is a 2U rackmount server fitted with a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 ten-core processor running at 2.3 GHz and 8 GB of DDR4 memory. It ships with three 4 TB 7.2 K SAS drives managed by an H330 RAID controller supporting levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. The platform suits small-business databases, virtualisation hosts or file-serving roles that need hot-plug drive bays and redundant power in a compact rack footprint.

Thermals, noise and power

Two 750 W redundant hot-swap power supplies share the load, so a single unit failure does not interrupt operation. The 2U chassis uses front-to-rear airflow across the processor, memory and drive bays; fan speed ramps with inlet temperature and workload. Under typical mixed loads the system runs within Dell’s specified thermal envelope, and the redundant supply design keeps power draw balanced without manual intervention.

Build, connectors and daily use

Eight 3.5-inch hot-plug bays accept SAS or SATA drives, and the H330 controller provides 12 Gbps SAS connectivity to the backplane. A DVD-ROM drive is included for media-based installs. Networking comes from a daughter card with four 1 GbE ports, and expansion includes three PCIe 3.0 slots plus two PCIe 2.0 slots. Remote management is handled by iDRAC8 Express with Lifecycle Controller, while a Matrox G200eR2 chip provides basic video output. Rail kit and bezel are supplied for rack mounting.

Highlights

  • Ten-core Xeon at 2.3 GHz handles parallel workloads
  • 8 GB DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots for expansion
  • Three 4 TB SAS drives deliver 12 TB raw capacity
  • H330 RAID controller supports levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
  • Dual 750 W redundant power supplies keep the server running

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelPowerEdge R530
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C610
Installed Memory Size8GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity8GB
Memory Features12 DIMM slots, 6 per processor. (4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB DDR4 up to 2400MT/s, actual memory speed dependent on the processor capability).
Number of Memory Slots12
Storage ControllerDell Perc H330 Controller
HDD InterfaceSAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
Max HDD Capacity80TB
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 Ports4 x Ports
Expansion SlotsSupport for up to 5 x PCIe: 3 x PCIe 3.0 and 2 x PCIe 2.0.
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
Weight60.0000LBS

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Questions about this item

How do I install the 3.5-inch SAS drives into the hot-plug bays, and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into one of the eight front bays until the latch clicks; the step often missed is creating the virtual disk in the H330 controller BIOS before the OS sees the volume.

What maintenance will the 750 W redundant power supplies need later?

The supplies are hot-swap; if a unit fails, pull the bad module and insert a replacement while the server stays running — no scheduled replacement interval is defined.

What limit appears first when the E5-2650 v3 runs at full load for long periods?

The installed 8 GB DDR4 across twelve slots fills up first; the CPU supports 384 GB total, so memory capacity becomes the bottleneck before thermal or power limits.

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