DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 2× E5-2609 v3 1.9 GHz 16 GB DDR4 3× 1 TB SATA H730

Dense 2U rack server for storage workloads

This Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits 24 hot-plug 2.5 inch bays in a 2U form factor. Dual Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processors at 1.9 GHz and 16 GB of DDR4 memory provide the compute base. A PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache manages up to 52 TB across SATA or SAS drives. Redundant 750 W power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management complete the package.

Suits buyers who need maximum drive density in 2U

The 24-bay chassis targets archives, backup targets or software-defined storage clusters that prioritise capacity over raw CPU throughput. The installed E5-2609 v3 chips deliver six cores each at a modest 1.9 GHz, so workloads demanding high single-thread speed or many more threads should look elsewhere. Memory is capped at 16 GB in this configuration, limiting virtualisation density unless additional DIMMs are sourced.

The 24-bay 2.5 inch hot-plug chassis decides fit

No other 2U server in this lineup offers 24 front-accessible 2.5 inch bays with a hardware RAID controller that supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. If the deployment requires that bay count in 2U, this is the matching part; if fewer bays or a different form factor are needed, another model is appropriate.