DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2699 v3 2.3 GHz 18-core 64 GB DDR4 24× 400 GB SSD H730

Dense 2U rack server for storage-heavy workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server populated with two Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 18 cores. It includes 64 GB of DDR4 ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache. Twenty-four 400 GB SATA SSDs fill the front drive bays, providing high-density flash storage in a compact chassis.

Suits database nodes and virtualisation hosts

This system targets midsize to large enterprises running data warehouses, e-commerce platforms, VDI or HPC data nodes that benefit from 24 hot-swap 2.5-inch bays and dual 10 GbE SFP+ ports. Buyers who require more than 24 drives, need a different drive interface, or want a taller chassis with additional PCIe expansion should evaluate other form factors.

24-bay 2.5-inch front capacity defines the storage

The chassis provides exactly 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive bays, all occupied by 400 GB SATA SSDs in this configuration. That bay count is the hard limit for internal drive quantity; any workload demanding more spindles or a different physical drive size cannot be satisfied without external enclosures.