DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz 8C 64GB DDR4 3×1TB SATA H730

Dense 2U Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 eight-core processor running at 2.4 GHz with 64 GB of DDR4 memory. It ships with three 1 TB 7.2K SATA hard drives on a PERC H730 RAID controller that supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W hot-swap power supplies and twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays give it high storage density for its height. The system includes a DVD-ROM drive and an iDRAC8 remote management module.

Archive and Capacity-Focused Buyers

This configuration suits teams that need a lot of raw capacity in a compact rack footprint, such as backup targets, media archives or secondary storage tiers. The twelve-bay chassis and H730 controller handle large RAID sets, while the single CPU keeps licensing costs lower. It is not for buyers who need a second processor installed, 10 GbE networking as standard, an operating system licence, or flash storage beyond what the SATA bays can provide. Workloads that demand maximum memory bandwidth per core should also evaluate other options.

Twelve-Bay 3.5-Inch Chassis

The defining specification is the twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays, which accept SAS or SATA drives up to a combined 52 TB. This bay count decides whether the server can hold the dataset you plan to store without adding external enclosures. If your project needs more bays, a different chassis is required; if fewer bays are enough, a smaller server may cost less.