DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2683 v3 2.0 GHz 14-core 768 GB DDR4 2× 800 GB SSD

Dell PowerEdge R730xd 2U 24-bay server

This 2U rack server ships with two 14-core Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 processors running at 2.0 GHz, 768 GB of DDR4-2133 registered ECC memory across 24 slots, a PERC H730 1 GB storage controller and two 800 GB SATA SSDs. It includes dual 750 W platinum power supplies, an Intel X520/I350 quad-port network daughter card with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections, iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management, ready rails and a front bezel. The chassis supports up to 24 2.5-inch drives and a maximum memory capacity of 1.5 TB.

Suited for dense storage and virtualised workloads

The 24-bay front panel and 1.5 TB memory ceiling make this system a fit for databases, VDI clusters, data-warehouse nodes and HPC data tiers that benefit from high core counts and large local capacity. Buyers who need more than 24 drive slots or a backplane that natively supports faster interfaces than SATA and SAS cannot expand beyond this chassis limit. Workloads requiring newer instruction-set extensions or higher per-core frequencies will also need a different platform.

24-bay 2.5-inch SATA/SAS backplane decides fit

The server’s front bay count and supported drive protocols are fixed at 24 positions for SATA and SAS devices. If the deployment calls for more drive slots or a different drive protocol, this chassis cannot accommodate it.