DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 64GB DDR4 H330

2U rack server with 12 hot-plug bays

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor running at 1.9GHz. It ships with 64GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots and a PERC H330 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750W redundant power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management come standard.

Suits storage-dense workloads; not for GPU compute

This platform suits buyers who need up to 12 x 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA drives in a compact 2U chassis with hardware RAID. It is not for workloads that require GPU acceleration, because the only video output is a Matrox G200 with 8MB cache. Buyers who need more than one processor should also look elsewhere, as only a single CPU is installed.

12 x 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays decide fit

The defining specification is the twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays backed by the H330 12Gbps controller. If your deployment needs that many large-form-factor drives in 2U with RAID 0/1/5/10/50/60, this chassis matches; if you need fewer bays, 2.5-inch density, or a different controller, another server will fit better.