DELL PowerEdge R730xd 12x3.5" 1x Xeon E5-2690 v4 256GB DDR4 No Drive

Dell PowerEdge R730xd 12-Bay Server

This Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack-mount server built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with one Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 processor running at 2.6GHz with 14 cores and 35MB cache. The system includes 256GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730 SAS RAID controller. No drives are installed in the twelve 3.5-inch bays.

Suits dense storage builds; not for GPU compute

This configuration fits buyers who need maximum 3.5-inch drive capacity in a standard rack depth. The twelve-bay chassis supports large-capacity SATA or SAS hard drives for backup, archive or software-defined storage clusters. It is not suited for workloads that require dedicated GPU acceleration or PCIe add-in cards beyond the available slots. Buyers needing two processors from day one should note only one socket is populated.

Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays define capacity

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch drive bays. This chassis holds up to twelve large-form-factor drives, setting the raw storage ceiling for the platform. The PERC H730 controller manages RAID across all bays. Memory can expand to 768GB and a second processor can be added later, but the bay count is fixed by the chassis.