DELL PowerEdge T430 5U Server 2x Xeon E5-2660 v4 2.0GHz 14 Core 16GB DDR4 H330

PowerEdge T430 5U dual Xeon server

The Dell PowerEdge T430 is a 5U tower server that ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 processors, each running at 2.0 GHz with a 3.2 GHz turbo frequency and 14 cores. It includes 16 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across two 8 GB modules and a PERC H330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA storage controller. The chassis provides sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays with four trays included, dual 750 W platinum power supplies, integrated dual-port Gigabit Ethernet and iDRAC 8 Express remote management.

Suited for virtualization

This configuration suits organisations running VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V or Proxmox VE virtualisation, database hosting, file and print services or backup and disaster-recovery tasks. The sixteen-bay chassis and dual-processor design give ample room for internal storage expansion and multi-threaded compute. Buyers who require more than 384 GB of memory, more than two physical CPUs or a rack-mount form factor without the optional conversion kit should evaluate alternative platforms.

Maximum memory capacity of 384 GB across 12 slots

The single specification that determines whether this server fits the deployment is the 384 GB DDR4 memory ceiling provided by twelve DIMM slots. With 16 GB installed, the platform leaves headroom for large virtual-machine densities or in-memory databases, but cannot exceed that limit. If the workload demands more memory than 384 GB, a different server model must be selected.