DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U 24-Bay 2x Xeon E5-2660 v4 256GB 24x 400GB SSD

Dense 2U Server for Storage-Heavy Workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server populated with twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays. Two Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 processors provide twenty-eight total cores at a 2.0 GHz base frequency with 3.2 GHz turbo capability. The system includes 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules and a PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache supporting multiple RAID levels. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies, iDRAC8 Enterprise, and quad-port networking with two 10 Gb SFP+ and two 1 GbE ports complete the configuration.

Suited for Capacity-Focused Deployments

This server fits organisations that need maximum drive density in a 2U form factor for workloads such as data warehousing, virtual desktop infrastructure, or database nodes. The twenty-four SATA SSDs deliver substantial flash capacity with hardware RAID flexibility. Buyers who require more than two processor sockets or a different drive interface should evaluate other platforms.

Twenty-Four Bay 2.5-Inch Chassis

The defining specification is the twenty-four-bay 2.5-inch chassis that enables dense SSD storage in a 2U rack height. This bay count directly determines whether the platform matches a capacity-first deployment plan.