DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10-core 768GB DDR4 24× 400GB SSD H730

2U Rack Server With 24 Bays

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built for dense storage workloads. It carries two Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors, each running at 2.6 GHz with 10 cores. The system ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache. Twenty-four 400 GB SATA SSDs fill every drive bay, and dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Ideal For Storage-Heavy Virtualisation

This configuration suits teams running databases, virtual desktop infrastructure or data-warehouse nodes that benefit from high core counts and large local flash capacity. The quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for flexible connectivity. Buyers who need more than 1.5 TB of RAM, more than two sockets or a different drive interface should evaluate other platforms.

PERC H730 RAID Controller Decides Fit

The installed PERC H730 supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, backed by a battery-protected 1 GB cache. This controller determines which RAID levels and cache policies are available for the 24 SATA SSDs. If your workload requires a different controller feature set or non-RAID HBA mode, this server will not match those needs.