DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2699 v3 2.3 GHz 18-core 768 GB DDR4 2× 400 GB SSD

Dual 18-core Xeon server for dense storage

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack system built around two Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 18 cores and 3.6 GHz turbo. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730 controller driving 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch bays. Two 400 GB SATA SSDs and dual 750 W platinum power supplies are included.

Suits virtualisation hosts and data-node clusters

This configuration fits organisations running virtual desktop infrastructure, database nodes or HPC storage tiers that benefit from high core counts and large memory capacity in a compact chassis. The quad-port 1 GbE and 10 Gb SFP+ network card supports mixed traffic without extra adapters. Buyers who need more than 24 drive bays, GPU acceleration or single-thread optimisation should evaluate other platforms.

24-bay 2.5-inch chassis with H730 RAID

The defining constraint is the 24-bay 2.5-inch backplane paired with the PERC H730 1 GB controller, which supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through. This combination determines how many drives you can populate and which RAID levels are available for your workload.