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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U 12-Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon E5-2680 v3 2.5GHz 12-Core 128GB DDR4 H730 12x 6TB HDD

SKU CH-XJAR-T1R1J

12-bay 2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon CPUs at 2.5 GHz, 128 GB DDR4, H730 RAID controller and twelve 6 TB 3.5-inch SATA drives

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.5 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 2011-3
  • Dual 12-core Xeon processors deliver 24 threads at 2.5 GHz base with 3.3 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 8 modules supports up to 1.5 TB total capacity
  • PERC H730 controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery-backed cache
  • Twelve 6 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-density 3.5″ storage in 2U rack space
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card adds 2× 10 Gb SFP+ and 2× 1 GbE connectivity

12-Bay 3.5" 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack-mount server system built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays populated by 6TB SATA hard drives and a PERC H730 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60.

Dual Xeon 12-core for virtualisation and databases

This configuration suits organisations running virtual desktop infrastructure, data warehouses, e-commerce platforms or high-performance computing data nodes. Buyers needing all-flash arrays or higher core counts per socket should evaluate other platforms.

PERC H730 1GB SAS/SATA controller with battery

The installed storage controller provides 12Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity with a 1GB cache and battery backup. It determines which drive types and RAID levels are supported for the twelve 3.5-inch bays.

Highlights

  • Dual 12-core Xeon processors deliver 24 threads at 2.5 GHz base with 3.3 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 8 modules supports up to 1.5 TB total capacity
  • PERC H730 controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery-backed cache
  • Twelve 6 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-density 3.5″ storage in 2U rack space
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card adds 2× 10 Gb SFP+ and 2× 1 GbE connectivity

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R730XD
ModelR730xd
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.5 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 2011-3
Number of CPU Cores12-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
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

Which of the twelve 6TB 3.5" SATA drives should I pick for this 12-bay server?

All twelve bays are already filled with identical 6TB 7.2K SATA drives; no further drive selection is required.

What does the 2.5 GHz Xeon E5-2680 v3 speed mean once the server is running workloads?

Each of the two 12-core processors runs at 2.5 GHz base and can boost to 3.3 GHz under load, giving 24 cores total for virtualisation or database tasks.

What does the PERC H730 12Gb/s SAS/SATA controller cap in practice?

The H730 handles RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with its 1GB cache and battery backup, limiting array performance to the speed of the installed SATA drives.

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