DELL PowerEdge R730XD rack server 2U E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 48GB 3x 900GB SAS H730

2U rack server with hot-plug drive bays

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built for dense storage workloads. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2609v3 six-core processor running at 1.9GHz and 48GB of DDR4 memory installed across 24 DIMM slots. Three 900GB 10K SAS drives and a PERC H730 RAID controller with 1GB cache are included.

Dual redundant power and flexible expansion

Two 750W hot-swap power supplies provide redundancy without occupying extra rack height. The chassis supports up to 24 2.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA drives, freeing internal space for large arrays. Six PCIe 3.0 slots plus a dedicated RAID card slot allow additional networking or accelerator cards. Remote management is handled by iDRAC8 with Lifecycle Controller.

Suited for storage-heavy tasks, not GPU compute

This configuration fits buyers needing high drive-count capacity in a 2U form factor for databases, virtualization hosts or backup targets. The single six-core CPU and lack of GPU-capable slots make it a poor match for compute-intensive rendering, AI training or high-frequency trading workloads. Organizations requiring dual processors or larger memory footprints from day one should consider a different starting point.