DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon E5-2683 v3 2.0GHz 14 Core 64GB DDR4 24x 800GB SSD

24-Bay 2U Server with Dual 14-Core Xeon Processors

This Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 processors running at 2.0 GHz, each providing 14 cores. It comes with 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory installed across four 16 GB modules. The chassis holds 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive bays populated with 800 GB SATA SSDs, delivering substantial flash storage capacity in a dense form factor.

Suits Dense SATA Flash Storage.

This system suits buyers who need a high count of hot-swap SATA SSDs behind a hardware RAID controller with battery-backed cache. It also suits teams requiring remote management through iDRAC 8 Enterprise and dual 10 Gb SFP+ network ports. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets or memory beyond the 1.5 TB maximum should consider other platforms, as this model is limited to two CPUs and 24 DIMM slots.

PERC H730 RAID Controller Decides Drive Architecture

The storage subsystem centres on the Dell PERC H730 1 GB controller, which manages the 24 installed 800 GB SATA SSDs over a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA interface. It supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. This controller choice determines whether the drive layout and redundancy options match the buyer's workload requirements.