We take cryptocurrency — so the coins you hold can buy real hardware.Pay in crypto, spend it on real hardware. Free insured shipping worldwide over $399. Plain, unbranded boxes, sent from Germany.Free insured shipping over $399. Your rate is locked for 30 minutes once checkout opens.Rate locked 30 minutes. Every item sealed, serial-checked and covered by a 24-month warranty.Sealed, 24-month warranty.

Saved items Sign in
Silver 2U rack server with twelve front 3.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 48GB DDR4 H330

SKU CH-MZPN-H81TS

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays, a single six-core 1.9 GHz Xeon processor, 48 GB DDR4 memory and a Perc H330 RAID controller

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • MAX Processors2
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • 12 x 3.5" hot-plug bays for high-capacity storage
  • Single Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core 1.9GHz processor installed
  • 48GB DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots
  • H330 12Gbps RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Dual 750W redundant power supplies with hot-swap capability

Dell PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor running at 1.9 GHz. It ships with 48 GB of DDR4 memory and a Dell PERC H330 RAID controller supporting levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays and dual 750 W redundant power supplies. Remote management is handled by iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller.

Suited for dense storage workloads.

This server suits organisations that need high-capacity direct-attached storage in a compact rack footprint, such as backup targets, archival repositories or software-defined storage nodes. The single six-core CPU and fixed 48 GB memory limit make it a poor fit for virtualisation clusters, database servers or any workload demanding heavy compute throughput or large memory footprints. Buyers who need more processing threads or expandable RAM should look at platforms with higher core counts and larger memory ceilings.

52 TB raw capacity ceiling

The twelve-bay chassis supports up to 52 TB of raw storage using 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, providing ample headroom for bulk data workloads. The installed 48 GB of DDR4 memory cannot be expanded beyond this amount on the current configuration, so memory-intensive applications will hit a hard limit. Six PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated RAID slot allow additional controllers or networking cards, but the single processor restricts overall I/O lane availability.

Highlights

  • 12 x 3.5" hot-plug bays for high-capacity storage
  • Single Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core 1.9GHz processor installed
  • 48GB DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots
  • H330 12Gbps RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
  • Dual 750W redundant power supplies with hot-swap capability

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelPowerEdge R730XD
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C610
Installed Memory Size48GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity48GB
Memory Features24 DIMM slots, 12 per processor. (4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB/128GB DDR4 up to 2400MT/s, actual memory speed dependent on the processor capability)
Number of Memory Slots24
Storage ControllerDell Perc H330 Controller
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/10/50/60
Max HDD Capacity52TB
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 SlotsUp to 7 x PCIe 3.0 plus dedicated PERC slot
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
Weight70.0000LBS

Other versions of this model

5 more in the same range

Same family, different memory, cooler or clock — compare before you commit.

Questions about this item

What memory type and speed must I already have to add RAM to this server?

This system uses DDR4 modules up to 2400MT/s; actual speed depends on the installed Xeon E5-2609 v3 processor capability.

Can I keep my existing 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives and use them in the twelve hot-plug bays?

Yes, the chassis supports up to twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA drives, and the H330 controller handles RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60 across them.

How do I confirm the iDRAC8 remote management is working after the server powers on?

Connect to the iDRAC8 Express network port, log in, and verify the Lifecycle Controller dashboard shows all hardware inventory and firmware versions.

Also in this aisle

People compared these

Same shelf, same checkout — eight coins and a 30-minute rate lock.