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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 12x 3.5" 2U 2x Xeon E5-2640 v3 2.6GHz 8C 128GB DDR4 H730

SKU CH-CN9J-8GFK3

A 2U rack server with two 2.6 GHz 8-core Xeon processors, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory, H730 RAID controller and twelve 3.5-inch drive bays

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.60 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 2011-3
  • Dual Xeon E5-2640 v3 processors deliver 16 cores at 2.6GHz base with 3.4GHz turbo
  • 128GB DDR4 2133MHz registered ECC memory across 8 slots supports up to 1.5TB total
  • PERC H730 1GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery backup
  • 12 front-accessible 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drive trays provide high-density local storage capacity
  • Intel X520/I350 quad-port network card adds 2x 1GbE and 2x 10Gb SFP+ connectivity

Dense 12-bay 2U server for storage-heavy workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rackmount system equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 2.6GHz 8-core processors and 128GB of DDR4 2133MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots. It ships with a PERC H730 1GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, plus twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drive trays without drives installed. Dual 750W platinum power supplies, iDRAC8 Enterprise, quad-port networking with two 1GbE and two 10Gb SFP+ ports, rails and a bezel complete the package.

Buyers needing maximum 3.5-inch drive density

This chassis suits teams running databases, virtual desktop infrastructure, data warehouses or HPC data nodes that benefit from twelve front-accessible 3.5-inch bays and dual-socket Xeon performance. Organisations requiring fewer drive bays, a single processor configuration, or a smaller rack footprint should evaluate other platforms. The system arrives without hard drives, so storage media must be sourced separately.

PERC H730 controller with twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA

The onboard PERC H730 1GB controller manages up to twelve 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives across a 12Gb/s interface with battery-backed cache. This combination of controller and bay count determines how many spinning disks or SATA SSDs can be attached directly without additional HBAs or expander enclosures.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon E5-2640 v3 processors deliver 16 cores at 2.6GHz base with 3.4GHz turbo
  • 128GB DDR4 2133MHz registered ECC memory across 8 slots supports up to 1.5TB total
  • PERC H730 1GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery backup
  • 12 front-accessible 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drive trays provide high-density local storage capacity
  • Intel X520/I350 quad-port network card adds 2x 1GbE and 2x 10Gb SFP+ connectivity

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 Cores8-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/SAS
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

Should I choose the 12-bay 3.5" model or a smaller chassis for my storage density needs?

The 12-bay 3.5" chassis supports up to twelve SATA or SAS hard drives, maximising raw capacity in a 2U rack footprint.

What does the 2.6 GHz Xeon speed deliver in a live workload?

Two E5-2640 v3 processors run at 2.6 GHz base with 3.4 GHz turbo across 16 total cores, suited for virtualisation and database tasks.

How does the H730 controller's 12Gb/s SAS interface affect drive performance?

The PERC H730 1GB controller provides 12Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity with RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60, capping throughput at the controller link speed.

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