DELL PowerEdge R330 1U rack server E3-1220 v5 3GHz 4GB DDR4 2×2TB SAS H730 2×350W

1U rack server with Xeon E3-1220 v5

The Dell PowerEdge R330 is a 1U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 quad-core processor running at 3.0 GHz. It ships with 4GB of DDR4 memory and two 2TB 7.2K SAS drives managed by a PERC H730 RAID controller. Dual 350W redundant power supplies provide fault-tolerant power for continuous operation in dense rack environments.

Sustained load behaviour

Under sustained workloads the PERC H730 controller with 1GB cache maintains consistent throughput across RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 configurations. The 6Gbps SAS drives deliver steady sequential performance while the 350W redundant power supplies share load to prevent thermal throttling during extended compute or storage tasks. Four DDR4 slots support up to 64GB total capacity for memory-intensive applications.

SAS interface practical limits

The 6Gbps SAS interface caps drive throughput well below the controller's 12Gbps potential, limiting maximum array performance to the drive link speed. Four 3.5-inch hot-plug bays restrict raw capacity to the stated 40TB maximum when fully populated. The single-processor design and two PCIe 3.0 slots constrain expansion options for additional storage controllers or networking cards.