DELL PowerEdge T430 5U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2667 v4 3.2GHz 8-core 16GB DDR4 8x 8TB SATA H730 2x 750W PSU

5U tower server for office workloads

The Dell PowerEdge T430 is a 5U rack-mountable system built around two Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 processors running at 3.2 GHz with a 3.6 GHz turbo frequency. Each CPU provides eight cores for multi-threaded tasks such as file serving, mail, collaboration and web hosting in small or remote offices. The chassis ships with 16 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across two modules and eight 8 TB 7.2K SATA hard drives managed by a PERC H730 controller.

Tool-less drive bays and redundant power

Eight 3.5-inch hot-swap bays accept SATA or SAS drives without tools, while the H730 controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. Dual 750 W platinum-rated power supplies operate in redundant hot-swap configuration, so a single unit failure does not interrupt service. Installation typically involves racking the 5U chassis, seating the memory modules in the twelve available slots and cabling the dual-port 1 GbE LOM and iDRAC8 Express management port.

Steady throughput under continuous duty

The 7.2K SATA drives deliver consistent sequential bandwidth for sustained read or write workloads such as backup, archiving or media streaming. The H730 cache battery protects in-flight data during unexpected power loss, and the platinum power supplies maintain high efficiency across a wide load range, reducing heat output during long-running jobs. Thermal design targets continuous operation in standard office environments without specialised cooling.