DELL PowerEdge R930 4U rack server 4x Xeon E7-8891 v4 2.8GHz 10-core 1.5TB DDR4 24x 960GB SSD H730P

Enterprise compute density

The Dell PowerEdge R930 is a 4U rack server equipped with four Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4 processors, each running at 2.8 GHz with 10 cores. It ships with 1.5 TB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 48 modules and includes 24 bays populated with 960 GB SATA SSDs. This configuration targets organisations running large-scale databases, virtualisation clusters or analytics workloads that demand high core counts and memory capacity in a single chassis.

Storage and I/O limits

The PERC H730P controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 over 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA links. The chassis provides 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays for SAS or SATA media; the supplier notes that up to eight front-accessible NVMe PCIe SSDs can also be accommodated in other configurations. Network connectivity comes from a quad-port daughter card delivering two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections. The Matrox G200 graphics core with 8 MB video memory handles basic console output only.

Pre-deployment checks

Verify that your rack can accept a 4U form factor and that power distribution can supply four 1100 W 80+ Platinum units. Confirm the operating system and hypervisor versions are certified for the Intel C602J chipset and the installed Xeon v4 processors. Plan memory expansion within the 96 DIMM slots and 12 TB maximum, using DDR4 registered ECC modules compatible with the existing 2400 MHz configuration. Ensure remote management workflows align with iDRAC 8 Enterprise capabilities.