DELL PowerEdge T430 5U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2690 v4 2.6GHz 64GB DDR4 HBA330

Capacity and form factor

The Dell PowerEdge T430 is a 5U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 processors running at 2.6 GHz with a 3.5 GHz turbo frequency. Each CPU provides 14 cores for parallel workloads. The system ships with 64 GB of DDR4 memory across 12 slots, expandable to 384 GB. A PERC HBA330 controller manages up to sixteen 2.5-inch drive bays, and dual 750 W power supplies provide redundancy.

Suitability and limits

This server suits organisations that need dense 2.5-inch storage capacity and dual-socket compute for virtualisation, databases or file services. The included HBA330 operates in HBA mode, so buyers who require hardware RAID should plan to add a PERC RAID controller. Only four drive trays are supplied; the remaining twelve bays will need trays sourced separately. The unit is sold without a front bezel or rack rails.

Deciding specification

The storage controller is a Dell PERC HBA330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA host bus adapter. It presents drives directly to the operating system without RAID acceleration, which determines whether the platform meets your data-protection requirements or whether a RAID card must be budgeted and installed.