DELL PowerEdge R730XD rack server 2U E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 48GB DDR4 3x 600GB SAS H330

2U Rack Server for Dense Storage

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built for environments that need high drive density in a compact chassis. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 ten-core processor running at 2.3GHz and 48GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots. Three 600GB 15K SAS drives and a PERC H330 RAID controller provide immediate storage redundancy. Dual 750W redundant power supplies support continuous operation.

Suits Storage-Heavy Workloads Not GPU Compute

This platform suits buyers who need up to twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA bays and hardware RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, and 60. It also fits teams using iDRAC8 for remote lifecycle management. Buyers who require GPU acceleration, more than two processor sockets, or PCIe 4.0 expansion slots should look elsewhere.

Twelve 3.5-Inch Hot-Plug Bays Define Capacity

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch hot-plug backplane, which supports a maximum raw capacity of 52TB using SAS or SATA drives. The installed H330 controller manages RAID across these bays at 12Gbps. If the workload demands more than twelve drive slots or a different form factor, this chassis cannot accommodate it.