DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon E5-2699 v3 2.3GHz 18-Core 128GB DDR4 H730 12x 3.5" Trays

Dual Xeon 18-Core 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 processors, each delivering 18 cores at 2.3 GHz with 3.6 GHz turbo. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules and a PERC H730 1 GB RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies, iDRAC8 Enterprise, quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links, rails and bezel complete the package.

12-Bay 3.5" Storage Density

This platform suits organisations that need high core counts and large 3.5-inch drive capacity in a 2U footprint — ideal for databases, virtual desktop infrastructure, data warehousing or HPC data nodes. The twelve hot-swap trays accept SATA or SAS hard drives, and the 24 DIMM slots allow memory expansion up to 1.5 TB. Buyers who require 2.5-inch bay density, single-socket configurations or a 1U chassis should consider other form factors.

PERC H730 RAID Controller

The installed Dell PERC H730 1 GB controller provides 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity with battery-backed write cache, enabling the full range of RAID levels including pass-through mode. This single component determines both the maximum number of drives the server can address and the data-protection schemes available, so verifying its feature set against your storage topology is the critical step before purchase.