DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U 24-bay rack server 2x E5-2660 v4 14-core 512GB DDR4 24x 600GB SAS H730

Dense 2U storage server

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 cores at a base frequency of 2.0 GHz, while 512 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory fills sixteen of twenty-four slots. A PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache manages the twenty-four 600 GB 10K SAS drives and supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60.

Internal capacity and PCIe limits

This configuration suits workloads that demand high spindle count and large memory capacity in a compact chassis, such as database nodes, virtual desktop infrastructure or data-warehouse staging. Buyers who need more than twenty-four internal drives, additional PCIe slots for GPU or FPGA accelerators, or a single-socket design with lower power draw should evaluate alternative platforms.

PERC H730 RAID controller

The installed PERC H730 1 GB controller is the component that determines which drive types and RAID topologies are supported. It provides 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity with battery-backed cache, enabling the full range of RAID modes listed above. Verify that your drive firmware and backplane cabling match the controller specification before deployment.