DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2620 v3 2.4GHz 6-core 128GB DDR4 H730 12x 3.5" trays

Rack server with dual Xeon E5-2620 v3

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built for data-intensive workloads such as databases, virtual desktop infrastructure and high-performance computing nodes. Two Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 processors at 2.4 GHz with 3.2 GHz turbo provide twelve cores across two sockets. The system ships with 128 GB of DDR4 2133 MHz registered ECC memory installed across eight slots. A PERC H730 1 GB controller manages up to twelve 3.5-inch SATA or SAS drive trays.

Suits storage-heavy clusters.

This configuration fits organisations that need dense 3.5-inch drive capacity in a 2U form factor with redundant 750 W power supplies and quad-port 1 GbE and 10 Gb SFP+ networking. The dual-processor layout and twenty-four memory slots support expansion to 1.5 TB for large in-memory datasets. iDRAC 8 Enterprise enables remote lifecycle management. Buyers who require a single-socket platform, blade enclosure compatibility or a tower chassis should evaluate other form factors.

Twelve 3.5-inch SATA/SAS trays with H730 RAID

The defining specification is the twelve hot-swap 3.5-inch trays backed by the PERC H730 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. This tray count and controller combination determines whether the server can meet a given raw-capacity or redundancy target without adding external enclosures.