DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon E5-2683 v3 14 Core 2.0GHz 64GB DDR4 24x 300GB SAS H730

Dense 24-bay storage server

The PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack system built for workloads that demand high drive density and dual-processor compute. It targets midsize and large enterprises running data warehouses, e-commerce platforms, virtual desktop infrastructure, databases or high-performance computing data nodes. Twenty-four 2.5-inch bays fit directly into the chassis front, keeping storage local to the CPUs. The platform suits buyers who need internal capacity without external enclosures.

Sustained throughput with hardware RAID

Dual Xeon E5-2683 v3 14-core processors at 2.0 GHz, 3.0 GHz turbo, feed 64 GB of DDR4 2133 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots. The PERC H730 1 GB controller manages 24 enterprise 300 GB 10K SAS drives with battery-backed write cache, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through for consistent I/O under continuous load. Dual 750 W platinum supplies and hot-swap power maintain uptime during drive or module replacement. Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links feeds data to the fabric.

24 front bays decide the fit

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch SAS layout paired with the H730 controller; it determines whether the chassis matches the required drive count and RAID level. Buyers who need more than 24 internal drives or a different drive form factor cannot use this platform. Maximum memory reaches 1.5 TB across 24 slots for future expansion. iDRAC 8 Enterprise provides remote management out of band.