DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon E5-2699 v4 2.2GHz 22-Core 64GB DDR4 24x 1.2TB SAS H730

Purpose-built storage density

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server designed for workloads that demand high local capacity. Dual Xeon E5-2699 v4 processors deliver 22 cores each at 2.2 GHz with 3.6 GHz turbo, while 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across four 16 GB modules supports virtualisation and database tasks. Twenty-four 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives connect through a PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache and battery backup, offering RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through modes.

Ideal for capacity-bound clusters

This configuration suits teams running data warehouses, VDI storage nodes or HPC data tiers that benefit from 24 hot-swap bays in a compact chassis. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies, iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management and quad-port networking with dual 10 Gb SFP+ links simplify deployment in dense racks. Buyers who require more than two processor sockets, GPU-accelerated compute or all-flash performance should evaluate alternative platforms.

The drive count that defines the build

Twenty-four 2.5-inch SAS bays populated with 1.2 TB 10K spindles provide the raw capacity and spindle count that determine whether this server matches the I/O profile of the target workload.