DELL PowerEdge T430 5U Server 2x Xeon E5-2650 v4 2.2GHz 128GB DDR4 16x 2.5

Dell PowerEdge T430 5U server

This 5U tower server ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 processors running at 2.2 GHz with a 2.9 GHz turbo frequency. Each processor provides twelve cores, giving twenty-four cores in total for multi-threaded workloads. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across eight 16 GB modules. A Dell PERC HBA330 storage controller manages up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays.

Suited for virtualisation.

The dual-processor configuration and large memory capacity support VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Proxmox VE and similar virtualisation platforms. Sixteen drive bays with SAS and SATA support provide flexible local storage for databases, backup targets or software-defined storage clusters. Integrated dual-port gigabit Ethernet and iDRAC 8 Express remote management simplify deployment in rack or tower environments. Buyers who require more than thirty-eight-four gigabytes of memory or more than two processors should evaluate alternative platforms.

Sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays

The chassis accepts sixteen 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives on a Dell PERC HBA330 12 Gb/s controller without a RAID processor on board. This arrangement suits administrators who prefer software RAID or host-based storage stacks such as ZFS or Storage Spaces Direct. No drives are included, so the buyer must supply compatible 2.5-inch media. The maximum installed memory limit is three-eight-four gigabytes across twelve DDR4 slots.