DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2650 v3 10-core 2.3GHz 8GB DDR4 3x 300GB SAS H330

Dell PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built for dense storage workloads. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 ten-core processor running at 2.3GHz and 8GB of DDR4 memory. The chassis supports up to 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays and includes three 300GB 15K SAS drives. A PERC H330 RAID controller and dual 750W redundant power supplies complete the configuration.

Suited for storage-heavy applications.

This server suits environments that prioritise local capacity and drive count over raw compute density. The 24-bay chassis and H330 controller handle RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60 for flexible data protection. Buyers who need more than 8GB of installed memory or a second processor from day one should look at a different configuration, as this unit ships with a single CPU and minimal RAM.

24-bay 2.5-inch hot-plug chassis defines

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch hot-plug backplane, which sets a 52TB maximum raw capacity using SAS or SATA drives. The included H330 controller manages the three 300GB 15K SAS drives and any future additions across all supported RAID levels. This bay count and form factor determine whether the R730XD fits the intended storage footprint.