DELL PowerEdge R730xd 12LFF 2x Xeon E5-2698 v4 768GB DDR4 rack server

Rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack-mount server populated with two Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 processors running at 2.2 GHz. Each CPU provides twenty cores and 50 MB of cache, giving forty cores total. The system ships with 768 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory, reaching the platform maximum. A PERC H730 SAS controller manages storage through twelve front-accessible 3.5-inch bays that accept SATA drives. Integrated graphics and iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management are included.

High-density storage and memory for virtualisation

This configuration suits environments that need large memory capacity and many drive slots in a single rack unit, such as virtualisation hosts, database nodes or backup targets. The dual-processor layout and maximum memory are fixed at the factory limit, so workloads that require CPU or RAM expansion beyond forty cores or 768 GB cannot grow on this platform. Buyers who need a smaller footprint, fewer drive bays or a lower memory ceiling should evaluate alternative platforms.

Twelve 3.5-inch SATA bays with PERC H730 RAID

The defining specification is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch chassis paired with the PERC H730 controller, which provides hardware RAID across SATA drives. No drives are installed, so the buyer must supply storage that matches the SATA interface and 3.5-inch form factor. This bay count and controller combination determines whether the server can meet the required raw capacity and redundancy level.