DELL PowerEdge R430 1U rack server E5-2650 v3 10-core 2.3GHz 16GB DDR4 3×300GB SAS H730

1U Rack Server for Virtualisation

The Dell PowerEdge R430 is a 1U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 processor with 10 cores running at 2.3 GHz. It ships with 16 GB of DDR4 memory across 12 DIMM slots and includes three 300 GB 15K SAS drives managed by a PERC H730 RAID controller. The system supports up to two processors and 384 GB of total memory for dense virtualisation workloads.

Sustained Load Behaviour

Redundant hot-swap 550 W power supplies and eight 2.5-inch hot-plug drive bays keep the platform running during drive or power-module replacement. The H730 controller with 1 GB cache maintains consistent throughput across RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 levels under continuous I/O. Four 1 GbE ports and two PCIe 3.0 slots provide steady network and expansion bandwidth for extended production duties.

Memory Capacity Ceiling

The installed 16 GB uses only a fraction of the 384 GB maximum supported across 12 DDR4 slots, so buyers planning large in-memory databases or heavy container consolidation must budget for additional modules. The single-socket configuration leaves one processor socket empty, limiting total core count until a second Xeon is added. Storage expansion is capped at eight 2.5-inch bays.