DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server E5-2650 v3 10-core 2.3GHz 8GB DDR4 3×1TB SATA H730

Dell PowerEdge R730XD 2U rack server

This Dell PowerEdge R730XD is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 processor with 10 cores running at 2.3 GHz. It ships with 8 GB of DDR4 memory installed across 24 available DIMM slots and includes a Dell PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache. Three 1 TB 7.2 K SATA drives occupy three of the 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays, and dual 750 W redundant power supplies provide resilience for continuous operation.

Suited for dense storage workloads with room to grow

The chassis supports up to 24 SATA or SAS drives and the H730 controller handles RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, making it a fit for file serving, backup targets or archive storage that can expand well beyond the three drives included. A second processor can be added later to double compute threads and unlock the full 12 DIMM slots per socket. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets, integrated GPU acceleration or drive interfaces other than SATA or SAS should evaluate different platforms.

Maximum raw capacity of 52 TB across 24 bays

The system’s specification lists a maximum hard-drive capacity of 52 TB, which is the single figure that determines whether the storage ceiling meets the project’s dataset size before purchase.