DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2683 v4 2.1 GHz 16-core 768 GB DDR4 24× 300 GB SAS H730

Dense 2U storage server

The PowerEdge R730xd packs twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays into a two-rack-unit chassis, making it a high-density platform for data-intensive workloads. Dual Xeon E5-2683 v4 processors provide thirty-two total cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo, while 768 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC memory fills all twenty-four slots. A PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache manages the twenty-four 300 GB 10K SAS drives across multiple RAID levels.

Suited for capacity-heavy clusters.

This configuration targets environments that value raw spindle capacity and throughput — think backup repositories, surveillance archives or Hadoop data nodes — where the thirty-two cores and 768 GB RAM can feed many concurrent streams. Buyers who need sub-millisecond latency, all-flash arrays or a single-socket footprint should look elsewhere, as the chassis is purpose-built around spinning SAS media and dual-socket scaling.

Twenty-four 300 GB 10K SAS drives decide fit

The installed drive count and spindle speed are the defining constraint: they deliver aggregate sequential bandwidth and IOPS tuned for sequential, capacity-oriented workloads rather than random, latency-sensitive ones. If the application requires a different drive type, higher spindle speed or fewer bays with larger capacity, this specific SKU will not match the requirement.