Dell PowerEdge R230
Server · 1U Rack
Lifecycle
- Released
- 2015-11-11
- General Availability
- 2015-11-11
- End of Sale
- 2019-06-01
- End of Support
- 2024-02-01
- End of Service Life
- 2026-06-01
EOL
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Failure Outlook
Age: 10.6 years
Failure likelihood: 72%
Likely to fail (most → least)
- Non-redundant cabled PSU (single point of failure)
- CMOS/RTC battery
- HDD (SATA cabled, no hot-swap on base config)
- Fan bearings (non-hot-swap chassis fans)
- iDRAC8 NAND flash
Indicative TPM Pricing
Indicative — not a quote.
| SLA tier | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 9×5 NBD | $180 – $320 | $15 – $27 |
| 24×7 NBD | $234 – $416 | $20 – $35 |
| 24×7×4 onsite + parts | $324 – $640 | $27 – $53 |
| 24×7×4 remote only | $162 – $448 | $14 – $37 |
Pricing confidence: ●●○○○
Monthly = annual ÷ 12. Real TPM monthly billing is typically ~5–10% higher than this — use annual for accurate budgeting.
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Security Advisories (0)
No advisories on file.
Parts Market
Whole unit: $80 – $350
Common parts
- UDIMM 8GB DDR4 2400 — $12
- Xeon E3-1220 v5 CPU — $25
- Xeon E3-1270 v6 CPU — $45
- UDIMM 16GB DDR4 2400 — $22
- PSU 250W Bronze cabled (P59VM/9J6JG) — $35
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Modern Replacements
Direct successor: Dell PowerEdge R240 (2018) — 14th Gen drop-in 1U single-socket replacement; Xeon E-2100/E-2200, iDRAC9, 250W or 450W PSU options
Current generation: Dell PowerEdge R250 (2021) — 15th Gen 1U single-socket; Xeon E-2300 series, iDRAC9, DDR4 3200 MT/s, current production
Power / Rack
Idle: 45W · Typical: 90W · Max PSU: 250W
1U
Standard Bill of Materials (at GA)
The Dell PowerEdge R230 is a 13th-generation, 1-socket, 1U entry rack server targeting SMB and remote/branch office deployments. At general availability in November 2015, the base configuration shipped with a single Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 quad-core processor (3.0 GHz, 80W TDP) on the Intel C236 chipset, 8 GB of DDR4 2133 MT/s ECC UDIMM (one module in a 4-slot, single-channel-per-slot topology), software RAID via the embedded PERC S130 controller, a 1 TB 3.5-inch SATA 7.2K cabled hard drive in the standard 4-bay cabled LFF chassis, onboard dual-port Broadcom 5720 2×1GbE LOM, iDRAC8 Express for remote management, and a single 250 W 80 PLUS Bronze non-redundant cabled AC PSU. Static ReadyRails were included for tool-less 4-post rack mounting. No optical drive, no hot-plug drives, and no redundant PSU are offered in this base SKU.
| Component | Description | Part # | Qty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 (4C/4T, 3.0 GHz, 80W TDP, Skylake) | 338-BJCT |
1 | Single LGA1151 socket; supports E3-1200 v5/v6, Core i3-6xxx/7xxx, Pentium G4xxx, Celeron G3xxx; max Xeon E3-1280 v6 (72W) |
| RAM | 8 GB DDR4 2133 MT/s ECC UDIMM | 370-ACFX |
1 | 4 DIMM slots; up to 64 GB via 4×16 GB or 2×32 GB (32 GB UDIMMs limited to 2 slots); ECC UDIMMs only |
| Storage Controller | Dell PERC S130 software RAID (SATA-only, RAID 0/1/5/10) | 405-AADW |
1 | Embedded; optional PERC H330, H730, or H830 add-in card supported |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB 3.5-inch SATA 7.2K 6Gbps cabled HDD | 400-AFYB |
1 | Cabled (non-hot-swap) in base 4-bay LFF chassis; hot-swap 4-bay chassis also available |
| PSU | 250W 80 PLUS Bronze non-redundant cabled AC power supply | 450-ADWM |
1 | Single fixed PSU; no redundant PSU option; Dell part also cross-references P59VM / 9J6JG in aftermarket |
| NIC | Broadcom 5720 dual-port 2×1GbE LOM (onboard) | 540-BBCS |
1 | Two RJ-45 rear ports; additional NICs via PCIe x16 or x8 slots |
| Management | iDRAC8 Express with Lifecycle Controller (dedicated 1GbE RJ-45) | 385-BBHS |
1 | iDRAC8 Enterprise upgrade available; iDRAC8 reached End of Sale Dec 2021; final firmware 2.86.86.86 |
| Rails | ReadyRails static rail kit for tool-less 4-post rack mounting | 770-BBBR |
1 | Fits square-hole and unthreaded round-hole 4-post racks; no CMA included in base |
BOM reflects the standard base configuration at GA in November 2015 using the E3-1200 v5 processor family. Dell later refreshed the R230 with E3-1200 v6 (Kaby Lake) processors; part numbers for CPU and some system-board components differ between v5 and v6 revisions. Vendor part numbers shown are representative Dell order codes and may have been superseded; always cross-reference with Dell's spare-parts portal or the Dell TechDirect catalog before ordering. Non-standard chassis options (2-bay cabled, 4-bay hot-swap hybrid), optional optical drives, additional PCIe cards, and GPU variants are not enumerated.
BOM is AI-synthesized from public datasheets. Cross-reference with the vendor's spare-parts portal before ordering.
Firmware
- BIOS:
2.20.0 - iDRAC8:
2.86.86.86