DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 64GB DDR4 3x 2TB SAS H730

Purpose-built storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack system designed for dense internal storage. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 processor, ten cores at 2.3 GHz, 64 GB of DDR4 memory, and three 2 TB 7.2K SAS drives behind an H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and twelve hot-plug 3.5-inch bays complete the chassis.

Fit and alternatives

This server suits teams that need high-capacity SAS or SATA arrays with hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60 in a compact 2U form factor. It also fits workloads that can run within 64 GB of installed memory and a single CPU socket. Buyers who require more than twelve drive bays, a second processor from day one, or memory beyond the 64 GB already populated should evaluate larger platforms.

Deciding specification

The twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays paired with the H730 controller define the storage ceiling: up to 52 TB raw capacity using SAS or SATA drives. If your dataset fits within that limit and the RAID levels offered cover your redundancy needs, the R730XD matches the requirement; if you need more bays or a different controller feature set, this chassis will not scale far enough.