DELL PowerEdge T430 5U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2650 v4 2.2GHz 12-core 64GB DDR4 H730 8x 3.5" trays

DELL PowerEdge T430 5U Server

This DELL PowerEdge T430 is a 5U rack-mountable server system designed for office workloads such as file and print serving, mail, messaging, web serving and workgroup collaboration. It arrives new with dual Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 processors, each running at 2.2 GHz base frequency and reaching 2.9 GHz turbo across 12 cores. The system includes 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory and a PERC H730 storage controller with 1 GB cache supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 modes. Dual 750 W hot-swap power supplies provide redundancy.

Who this suits and who should look elsewhere

This configuration suits small-office and remote-office sites that need single-server performance with internal storage flexibility for up to eight 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives. It also fits buyers who require integrated 1 GbE networking via the Broadcom 5720 dual-port LOM and remote management through iDRAC 8 Express. Buyers who need more than eight 3.5-inch drive bays, higher installed memory capacity, or a different processor core count should evaluate alternative platforms.

The specification that decides fit

The server provides eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drive trays with no drives installed, so the buyer must supply compatible hard disks or solid-state drives. The PERC H730 controller manages these drives through the SATA/SAS interface and offers the listed RAID levels. If the deployment requires a different drive form factor, a different drive interface, or a controller with different RAID support, this T430 will not meet that requirement.