DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon E5-2699 v4 2.2GHz 22-Core 128GB DDR4 H730 24x 2.5" Trays

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 processors, each running at 2.2 GHz with 22 cores. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules and a PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Twenty-four 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive bays, quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports, iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management and dual 750 W platinum power supplies complete the package for dense, high-throughput workloads.

Virtualisation and database hosts

This configuration suits organisations running virtualised environments, large databases or high-performance computing nodes that benefit from 44 total cores and up to 1.5 TB of memory headroom. The 24-bay chassis provides extensive local storage capacity for software-defined storage or backup targets. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets or a different drive form factor should evaluate alternative platforms.

PERC H730 RAID controller

The installed Dell PERC H730 1 GB mini controller handles 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA traffic with battery-backed cache, enabling the full range of RAID levels including pass-through mode. It is the single component that determines which drive types and redundancy schemes are available, so confirming its feature set against your storage plan is essential before deployment.