DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2699 v3 2.3GHz 18-core 512GB DDR4 24x 800GB SSD H730

Dell PowerEdge R730xd 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built for midsize and large enterprise workloads such as data warehouses, e-commerce, virtual desktop infrastructure, databases and high-performance computing data nodes. It ships with dual Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 processors, 512GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory and a PERC H730 storage controller. Redundant 750W power supplies, iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management, rails and bezel are included.

Dual 18-core Xeon with 24-bay SATA storage

This server suits organisations that need high core counts and dense 2.5-inch SATA SSD capacity in a 2U form factor. The 24 drive bays hold 800GB enterprise SATA SSDs behind a hardware RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Buyers who require a different drive interface, GPU compute density or a smaller 1U footprint should evaluate other platforms because this system uses SATA SSDs and has no GPU riser support.

24 x 800GB SATA SSDs on PERC H730

The single specification that decides fit is the storage subsystem: twenty-four 800GB SATA 6Gb/s SSDs connected to a Dell PERC H730 1GB controller with battery-backed cache. This combination delivers the capacity and RAID flexibility for read-intensive databases, virtualisation storage pools or HPC data nodes. Confirm that your workload is compatible with SATA SSD endurance and the 12Gb/s SAS/SATA controller before purchasing.