DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 48GB DDR4 H730 12 x 3.5

Dense 3.5-inch storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built around twelve hot-plug 3.5-inch drive bays and a Perc H730 RAID controller that supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. A single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor running at 1.9 GHz and 48 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots provide the compute base. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and an iDRAC8 remote management module complete the chassis.

Teams needing maximum 3.5-inch capacity in 2U

This platform suits workloads that prioritise raw 3.5-inch hard-drive density over processor core count or 2.5-inch bay count. Buyers who need more than twelve 3.5-inch bays, a dual-socket CPU configuration out of the box, installed drives or an operating system should look at a different system.

Twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays with H730 RAID

The defining specification is the twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS or SATA drive bays paired with the Perc H730 1 GB 12 Gbps RAID controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60. This combination determines whether the server matches a storage-centric deployment.