DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2609v3 1.9GHz 8GB DDR4 3x 1TB SATA H330

Dell PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2609v3 six-core processor running at 1.9GHz and 8GB of DDR4 memory. The chassis supports up to twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays and includes three 1TB 7.2K SATA drives. A Dell PERC H330 RAID controller provides hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750W redundant power supplies and a DVD-ROM drive complete the base configuration.

Suits storage-focused deployments.

This server suits IT teams needing high-capacity SATA or SAS storage in a compact 2U form factor, such as file servers, backup targets or archive repositories. The twelve-bay chassis and H330 controller handle large RAID arrays efficiently. Organisations requiring heavy multi-threaded compute, GPU acceleration or large memory footprints from day one will find the single six-core CPU and 8GB base RAM limiting. Buyers needing more than twelve drive bays or 10GbE networking as standard should evaluate larger platforms.

Maximum installed memory is 8GB in this

The most decisive specification is the 8GB of installed DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots. While the platform supports up to 1536GB total capacity with both processors populated, this unit arrives with only a single processor and a minimal 8GB module. Any workload beyond basic storage services will require immediate memory expansion, so budget for additional DDR4 RDIMMs or LRDIMMs up to 2400MT/s when planning deployment.