DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2650 v3 10-core 2.3GHz 48GB DDR4 3×600GB SAS H730

Dell PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built for storage-intensive workloads. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 ten-core processor at 2.3 GHz and 48 GB of DDR4 memory. The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays and includes three 600 GB 15K SAS drives managed by a PERC H730 RAID controller. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies support continuous operation.

Suits IT teams needing dense 3.5-inch storage

This server fits environments that want high-capacity 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60 handled by the H730 card. The 24 DIMM slots allow memory growth to 1536 GB when a second processor is added. Buyers who need only a few drives or who require a different drive form factor should look at other platforms. The single-CPU configuration also limits compute threads for heavily parallel applications.

12 x 3.5-inch hot-plug bays with PERC H730 RAID

The defining specification is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch hot-plug backplane paired with the H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller. This combination determines how many drives you can install and which RAID levels are available. Verify that your workload matches the bay count and controller feature set before purchase.