Product comparison · 2 servers

Dell PowerEdge 430 server vs Dell PowerEdge R530 server

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Comparison of 430, R530
130 specifications	A Dell PowerEdge 430 server Model 430 View product	B Dell PowerEdge R530 server Model R530 View product
Storage2 differ
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	4	8
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD±RW
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (1U)	Rack (2U)
Performanceidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x86/x64) Windows Server 2012 SP2 (x86/x64) Windows Server 2008 R2 (x86/x64) Windows Server 2012 R2 (x86/x64) Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux VMware vSphere	Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x86/x64) Windows Server 2012 SP2 (x86/x64) Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux VMware vSphere
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	450 W	495 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	607 mm	668 mm
HeightDiffers	42.8 mm	86.8 mm

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