DELL PowerEdge T430 5U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2690 v4 2.6GHz 14C 16GB DDR4 H730P 4x 960GB SSD 2x 750W PSU

Dual Xeon E5-2690 v4 5U server

This Dell PowerEdge T430 is a 5U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 processors. Each CPU delivers 14 cores at a 2.6 GHz base frequency and can reach 3.5 GHz turbo. The system includes 16 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across two modules and a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache. Four 960 GB SATA SSDs are installed in the 2.5-inch drive bays, and dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Virtualisation and database workloads

The dual 14-core configuration suits virtualisation hosts running VMware ESXi, Hyper-V or Proxmox, as well as database engines such as Microsoft SQL Server. The H730P controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for local storage resilience. Organisations that need higher core counts per socket, larger memory capacity than the 384 GB maximum, or a smaller chassis should evaluate other platforms.

384 GB DDR4 memory ceiling

The platform caps at 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across twelve DIMM slots, so the installed 16 GB can be expanded significantly. This limit determines whether the server can hold your working set or if a system with a higher maximum capacity is required.