DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 16GB DDR4 H730

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits twenty-four 2.5-inch hot-plug drive bays into a two-rack-unit chassis, delivering up to 52 terabytes of raw capacity. A single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 with ten cores at 2.3 GHz and 16 GB of DDR4 memory handles compute, while the integrated Perc H730 RAID controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and a DVD-ROM complete the baseline configuration.

Buyers needing maximum internal drive density

This platform suits teams that prioritise local SAS or SATA storage volume over GPU compute or multi-processor scaling. The single-socket layout leaves the second CPU socket empty for future expansion, and six PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated RAID slot provide I/O flexibility. Organisations requiring more than one processor, GPU acceleration or included operating system licences should evaluate other platforms.

24-bay 2.5-inch hot-plug chassis

The defining constraint is the twenty-four front-accessible 2.5-inch bays, which set the storage ceiling at 52 TB with current drives. If the workload demands fewer bays, deeper 3.5-inch support or a smaller rack footprint, a different server chassis will be a better match.