DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2683 v4 2.1 GHz 16-core 256 GB DDR4 24× 800 GB SSD

Dense flash storage in 2U

This Dell PowerEdge R730xd packs twenty-four 800 GB SATA SSDs behind a PERC H730 controller with battery-backed cache. Dual Xeon E5-2683 v4 processors deliver thirty-two cores at 2.1 GHz, backed by 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules. Quad-port networking adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links, while iDRAC 8 Enterprise handles remote management. Twin 750 W platinum supplies and sliding rails complete a ready-to-rack dense-storage node.

Suits capacity-first workloads

Database clusters, virtual desktop farms and object-store nodes that value raw terabytes over per-drive latency will fill the twenty-four bays quickly. The SATA SSD set delivers consistent read throughput for sequential analytics or logging pipelines. Buyers who need lower latency per drive or a smaller chassis should evaluate other configurations, as this 2U frame commits every bay to 800 GB SATA media.

24 × 800 GB SATA SSD capacity

The single spec that decides fit is the installed flash array: twenty-four SATA solid-state drives at 800 GB each, presented through a H730 RAID controller supporting levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. That combination fixes both total usable space and the I/O profile the server can sustain.