DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 2× E5-2650 v3 2.3 GHz 10-core 32 GB DDR4 3× 900 GB 10K SAS H330

Dell PowerEdge R730XD 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server equipped with dual Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 processors, each delivering ten cores at 2.3 GHz. It includes 32 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots and three 900 GB 10K SAS drives managed by a PERC H330 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. Redundant 750 W power supplies and a DVD-ROM drive complete the configuration.

Suitable users and limitations

This server suits organisations needing dense 2.5-inch hot-plug storage in a 2U form factor, with up to 24 drive bays available for SAS or SATA media. The installed H330 controller and four 1 GbE ports on the daughter card handle typical virtualisation and file-service workloads. Buyers who require more than 32 GB of memory from day one, more than three drives pre-installed, or additional PCIe 3.0 cards beyond the six available slots should evaluate larger configurations.

Deciding specification

The critical specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch hot-plug backplane combined with the PERC H330 controller, which determines how many SAS or SATA drives can be added and which RAID levels are supported without extra hardware.