DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2660 v4 2.0 GHz 14-core 64 GB DDR4 24× 600 GB SAS H730

Dense 2U storage server

The PowerEdge R730xd packs two 14-core Xeon E5-2660 v4 processors running at 2.0 GHz with a 3.2 GHz turbo frequency. Sixty-four gigabytes of DDR4 registered ECC memory occupy four of twenty-four available slots. Twenty-four 600 GB 10K SAS drives connect through a PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 8 Enterprise complete the package.

Virtualisation and database nodes

This configuration suits workloads that demand high spindle count and dual-socket compute density in a 2U footprint. The quad-port network daughter card delivers two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for storage or cluster traffic. Buyers who need solid-state media, more than two sockets or a tower form factor should evaluate different platforms.

24-bay 2.5-inch SAS capacity

The chassis accepts twenty-four 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, making the bay count the decisive specification for storage-heavy deployments. RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 are supported by the H730 controller. Maximum memory capacity reaches 1.5 TB when all twenty-four DDR4 slots are populated.