DELL PowerEdge T430 16SFF Xeon E5-2680v4 256GB DDR4 rack server

Dell PowerEdge T430 16-bay server

This Dell PowerEdge T430 is a 16-bay rack server built for dense storage workloads. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2680v4 processor running at 2.4GHz with 14 cores and 35MB cache. The system includes 256GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730 SAS controller. It is sold without drives, allowing custom capacity configuration.

Suits storage-heavy roles not GPU compute

This configuration fits organisations needing maximum 2.5-inch drive density in a 2U footprint for databases, virtualisation hosts or backup targets. The single CPU and integrated graphics limit performance for heavily threaded compute or any workload requiring discrete GPU acceleration. Buyers who need more than 256GB RAM or dual-processor throughput should look at a different chassis.

16 x 2.5-inch drive bays define capacity

The chassis supports up to sixteen 2.5-inch SATA or SAS drives connected to the PERC H730 controller. This bay count is the primary constraint on total raw storage and RAID layout options. No drives are installed, so the final capacity and performance depend entirely on the drives selected during configuration.