DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2650v3 2.3GHz 10-core 16GB DDR4 3x 1TB SATA H730

Dense storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server equipped with two Xeon E5-2650v3 processors, each providing ten cores at 2.3 GHz for a total of 40 threads. It ships with 16 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots and three 1 TB 7.2 K SATA drives managed by a PERC H730 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and a DVD-ROM complete the baseline configuration.

Suited for archive and virtualisation workloads

This platform suits organisations that need up to 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch SATA or SAS drives in a compact 2U form factor, delivering a maximum raw capacity of 52 TB. It is not for buyers who require more than 16 GB of memory as shipped, who need drive interfaces beyond SATA or SAS, or who depend on PCIe generations newer than 3.0.

24-bay 2.5-inch hot-plug backplane

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch hot-plug backplane that accepts SATA and SAS media, enabling high-density local storage without expanding to a larger chassis. This capacity ceiling and bay count determine whether the R730XD fits the intended storage topology.