DELL PowerEdge R930 4U rack server 4x Xeon E7-8890 v4 2.2GHz 24-core 1.5TB DDR4 4x 1.92TB SSD H730P

Purpose-built compute density

The DELL PowerEdge R930 is a 4U rack server equipped with four Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 processors, each running at 2.2 GHz with 24 cores. It ships with 1.5 TB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 48 modules and a PERC H730P controller managing four 1.92 TB SATA SSDs. The platform targets organisations that run large in-memory databases, heavy virtualisation clusters or ERP workloads requiring maximum core count and memory capacity in a single chassis.

Scaling from smaller nodes

This system replaces deployments spread across multiple two-socket servers when licence costs, interconnect latency or management overhead make consolidation attractive. The jump is worth it when workloads can use up to 96 cores and scale toward the 12 TB memory ceiling, and when the 24-bay 2.5-inch chassis with SAS, SATA and NVMe support matches the storage growth plan. Buyers who need fewer than four sockets or less than 1.5 TB of memory will find smaller platforms more cost-effective.

Verify power, networking and rack space

Confirm the facility can deliver sufficient power for four 1100 W platinum supplies and that the 4U rack envelope fits the allocated cabinet depth with the included rails. Check that the X520/I350 daughter card providing two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports matches the existing top-of-rack switching. Ensure the operating system and hypervisor versions in use are qualified for the Intel C602J chipset and the PERC H730P RAID stack.