DELL PowerEdge R630 10SFF 2x Xeon E5-2680 v3 768GB DDR4

Dense compute node for virtualisation

The Dell PowerEdge R630 fits two Xeon E5-2680 v3 processors and 768 GB of DDR4 memory into a 1U rack frame with ten 2.5-inch drive bays. It targets teams running dense virtualisation, database or HPC workloads that need maximum core count and memory capacity in a single rack unit. The PERC H730 controller and dual 10 GbE ports are installed and firmware is current.

Buyers needing more than 1.5 TB of RAM

This chassis maxes out at two processors and 1.5 TB of DDR4, so workloads that scale beyond that ceiling will require a larger platform. The ten-bay front panel only accepts 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives; 3.5-inch media cannot be mounted internally. GPU acceleration is not supported because the integrated graphics provide only basic console output.

Ten 2.5-inch SAS/SATA bays with PERC H730 RAID

Storage capacity and performance are defined by the ten front-accessible bays and the hardware RAID controller that manages them. Populating those bays with the right mix of solid-state and spinning media determines whether the server meets your IOPS and throughput targets.