DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon 2699 v4 2.2GHz 22-core 512GB DDR4 24x 2.4TB SAS H730

2U rack server with 512GB DDR4

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built for midsize and large enterprise workloads. Dual Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 processors deliver 22 cores each at 2.2GHz with 3.6GHz turbo. The system includes 512GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 16 modules and a PERC H730 controller with 1GB cache. Twenty-four 2.4TB 10K SAS drives provide high-capacity internal storage.

Suited for dense storage nodes, not GPU farms

This configuration fits data warehouses, e-commerce platforms, virtual desktop infrastructure and HPC data nodes that prioritise SAS capacity and dual-socket compute. The 24-bay 2.5-inch chassis and quad-port 1GbE plus 10Gb SFP+ networking support storage-heavy deployments. Buyers who require GPU compute density or flash tiers beyond SAS should evaluate alternative platforms. The fixed 2U height and maximum two-processor limit also restrict vertical scaling beyond the installed CPUs.

24-bay 2.5-inch SAS chassis decides fit

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch SAS backplane paired with the H730 RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This layout determines whether the server matches a workload that needs high spindle count and hardware RAID in a 2U form factor. If the deployment demands a different drive count, form factor or controller feature set, this chassis will not suit.