DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2660 v4 2.0GHz 14-core 512GB DDR4 2x 800GB SSD

Dual 14-core Xeon compute node

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 processors running at 2.0 GHz with a 3.2 GHz turbo frequency. Fourteen cores per socket deliver 28 threads for parallel workloads such as virtualisation, database hosting and high-performance computing. The system ships with 512 GB of DDR4-2400 registered ECC memory across 16 modules, leaving eight slots open for expansion up to 1.5 TB.

Redundant platinum power and front-access storage

Two hot-swap 750 W platinum-rated power supplies provide N+1 redundancy for continuous operation. The chassis holds 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive bays connected to a PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Two enterprise 800 GB SATA SSDs are installed, while the remaining bays accept additional SAS or SATA drives without tools.

Sustained throughput with remote management

A quad-port Intel X520/I350 daughter card supplies two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for storage and cluster traffic. iDRAC 8 Enterprise enables out-of-band monitoring, firmware updates and power control over a dedicated network interface. Ready rails and a front bezel are included for immediate rack integration. This configuration targets compute-dense nodes rather than GPU-accelerated or all-flash array deployments.