DELL PowerEdge R630 10SFF 2x Xeon E5-2699 v3 384GB DDR4

Rack server with ten 2.5-inch bays

The Dell PowerEdge R630 is a 1U rack-mount server fitted with two Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 processors running at 2.3 GHz. Eighteen cores per chip provide 36 threads for multi-threaded workloads. Installed memory totals 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered RAM, leaving headroom up to the 1.5 TB maximum. A PERC H730 SAS controller manages storage across the ten front-accessible drive bays. Dual 495 W power supplies and iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management complete the platform.

Suits dense virtualisation.

This configuration targets environments that need high core counts and large memory capacity in a single rack unit — typical for virtualisation hosts, database nodes or high-performance computing clusters. The ten 2.5-inch bays support SAS or SATA drives for local storage arrays. Buyers who require dedicated GPU compute, more than two processor sockets or a chassis larger than 1U should evaluate alternative form factors. The integrated graphics and 10 GbE plus 1 GbE networking cover basic display and connectivity needs without add-in cards.

Ten 2.5-inch drive bays define storage capacity

The single specification that decides fit is the ten-bay 2.5-inch chassis. It sets the maximum number of direct-attached drives and determines whether the PERC H730 can deliver the required RAID level and throughput. Memory can scale to 1.5 TB and processors are already at the two-socket limit, but the bay count is fixed. Confirm that ten drives satisfy the planned storage layout before purchase.