DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2660 v4 2.0GHz 14-core 256GB DDR4 12× 6TB HDD H730

Built for data-intensive workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 processors, each running at 2.0 GHz with 14 cores. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and twelve 3.5-inch 6 TB SATA hard drives. The PERC H730 controller handles RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through, making the platform suited to databases, virtual desktop infrastructure and high-performance computing nodes.

Fits a standard rack with redundant power

The chassis occupies 2U of rack space and includes ready rails and a front bezel for quick mounting. Two hot-swap 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy without extra cabling. A quad-port network daughter card delivers two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections, while iDRAC 8 Enterprise gives full remote management. Twelve front-accessible drive bays leave internal PCIe slots free for additional controllers or accelerators.

Sustained throughput with hardware RAID cache

The H730’s 1 GB battery-backed cache absorbs write bursts and maintains consistent IOPS during extended database or VDI sessions. Dual 14-core CPUs keep thread-heavy workloads responsive when all cores run at turbo frequencies up to 3.2 GHz. DDR4 2400 MHz ECC memory corrects single-bit errors on the fly, preventing silent data corruption during long compute runs. The 7.2 K RPM enterprise drives deliver steady sequential bandwidth for data-warehouse scans and backup streams.