DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U 12 Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon E5-2620 v3 2.4GHz 6 Core 768GB DDR4 H730 12x 4TB HDDs

Dense storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server fitted with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays. Two Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 processors running at 2.4 GHz with six cores each provide 12 threads total. Memory capacity reaches 768 GB across 24 DDR4 slots populated with 32 GB registered ECC modules. A PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache manages the twelve 4 TB SATA hard drives.

Suits capacity-first workloads.

This configuration targets buyers who need high raw capacity in a compact rack footprint — typical uses include backup repositories, archive storage and secondary data nodes. The twelve 7.2 K SATA drives deliver bulk space rather than low-latency IOPS, so applications that demand sustained flash performance should look elsewhere. The system maxes out at two processors, so workloads that scale beyond 12 cores will require a larger platform.

Twelve 3.5-inch bays define the storage ceiling

The chassis provides exactly twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap bays wired to the H730 controller, setting a hard limit on internal drive count. Expansion beyond twelve spindles demands external enclosures or a different server. Buyers planning larger direct-attached arrays must verify that the bay count matches their growth forecast before committing.