DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10-core 64GB DDR4 H730 12× 3.5" trays

Dell PowerEdge R730xd 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors, each running at 2.6 GHz with 10 cores and a 3.3 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 64 GB of DDR4 2133 MHz registered ECC memory across four 16 GB modules. A PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache manages up to twelve 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drive trays.

Suits virtualization hosts needing internal capacity

This server fits teams running databases, virtual desktop infrastructure or data-warehouse nodes that benefit from twelve hot-swap bays in a 2U form factor. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC8 Enterprise support remote management and redundancy. Buyers who need more than two sockets or memory beyond 1.5 TB should look at larger platforms. The installed network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 GbE SFP+ ports, so environments requiring additional 10 GbE density will need extra adapters.

12-bay 3.5-inch chassis with H730 RAID

The defining specification is the twelve 3.5-inch drive trays paired with the PERC H730 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This combination determines how much raw storage and which redundancy levels you can deploy without external enclosures. Memory scales to 1.5 TB across 24 DIMM slots when workloads grow. The LGA 2011-3 socket limits CPU upgrades to the same processor generation.