DELL PowerEdge T430 16SFF 2x Xeon E5-2620 v3 256GB DDR4 rack server

Dell PowerEdge T430 16SFF Server

The Dell PowerEdge T430 is a 2U rack server built for dense storage workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 processors running at 2.4GHz and 256GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The chassis supports up to sixteen 2.5-inch drive bays and includes a PERC H730 SAS controller for RAID management. Integrated iDRAC8 Express provides remote administration out of the box.

Ideal for storage-heavy applications

This configuration suits databases, virtualisation hosts and backup targets that benefit from high drive-count capacity and dual-processor throughput. The 384GB maximum memory ceiling supports sizeable VM densities. Buyers who need more than two sockets, faster single-thread performance, or a tower form factor should look at something else.

16-bay 2.5-inch drive chassis

The defining specification is the sixteen 2.5-inch hot-plug bays backed by the PERC H730 controller. This bay count determines how much raw SATA or SAS capacity you can install internally. No drives are included, so the final storage volume depends entirely on the drives you add.