DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10-Core 256GB DDR4 24x 600GB SAS H730

Dense 2U Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd packs 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive bays into a 2U rack frame. Two Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors provide 20 cores at 2.6 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo, backed by 256 GB of DDR4 ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules. A PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache manages the 24 included 600 GB 10K SAS drives in a wide choice of RAID levels.

Virtualisation and Database Nodes

This configuration suits teams running virtual desktop infrastructure, database clusters or data-warehouse workloads that benefit from high core counts and large local spindle capacity. Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links plus iDRAC 8 Enterprise remote management simplify integration into existing rack environments. Buyers who need solid-state latency, GPU compute density or a non-rack form factor should evaluate other platforms.

24-Bay 2.5-Inch Chassis Constraint

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch front panel that fixes both the physical footprint and the maximum number of spinning drives. Workloads requiring more than 24 spindles, 3.5-inch drive carriers or a deeper chassis for additional PCIe cards cannot use this server without external enclosures.