DELL PowerEdge R630 10SFF 2x Xeon E5-2687W v4 384GB DDR4

Dense compute platform

The Dell PowerEdge R630 packs two Xeon E5-2687W v4 processors at 3.0 GHz, each with 12 cores and 30 MB cache, into a 1U rack chassis that supports ten 2.5-inch drive bays. With 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory installed and a PERC H730 SAS controller managing SATA storage, the system targets virtualization hosts, database nodes and high-frequency compute clusters that value core density over accelerator support. Dual 495 W supplies and iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management complete the baseline configuration.

Virtualization hosts and database nodes

Buyers who need more than 24 cores per server, dedicated GPU acceleration, or more than ten drive bays should look at a different platform. The integrated graphics controller handles only basic console output, so workloads requiring compute APIs or display output need an add-in card that the 1U form factor may not accommodate. Maximum memory capacity reaches 1.5 TB across 24 DIMM slots, so the current 384 GB leaves headroom for growth within the same chassis.

Ten 2.5-inch drive bays

The single specification that decides fit is the ten-bay 2.5-inch chassis paired with the PERC H730 SAS controller, which governs how many SATA drives you can install and which RAID levels are available. If your storage plan exceeds ten devices or requires a different controller interface, this R630 configuration will not meet the requirement.