DELL PowerEdge T430 16 Bay 2.5" 5U Server 2x Xeon E5-2695 v4 2.1GHz 18 Core 256GB DDR4 H730P 4x 960GB SSD

Dell PowerEdge T430 5U Server

The Dell PowerEdge T430 is a 5U tower server that supports dual Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 processors, each delivering 18 cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo. It arrives with 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across eight 32 GB modules and a PERC H730P 2 GB RAID controller. Four 960 GB SATA SSDs are installed in the 16-bay 2.5-inch hot-swap chassis, and dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Virtualisation and database hosts

This configuration suits organisations running VMware ESXi, Hyper-V or Proxmox clusters that need ample core count, large memory capacity and hardware RAID for mixed workloads. The 16 drive bays allow further SAS or SATA expansion without adding external enclosures. Buyers who require more than 384 GB of memory, more than two sockets, or GPU-accelerated compute should evaluate other platforms.

256 GB DDR4-2400 ECC memory

The system ships with 256 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered DIMMs installed in eight of twelve slots, leaving room to reach the 384 GB maximum. Memory type and speed are fixed to DDR4; other generations are not compatible. Confirm the installed capacity matches the workload before deployment.