DELL PowerEdge R830 2U rack server 4x E5-4669v4 2.2GHz 22C 64GB 2x 1.92TB SSD H730

Four-socket 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R830 fits four Intel E5-4669v4 processors, each with 22 cores at 2.2GHz and 55M cache, into a 2U chassis. It ships with 64GB of DDR4 memory in four 16GB modules and two 1.92TB SATA SSDs behind an H730 RAID controller. iDRAC8 Enterprise provides remote management.

Upgrade from smaller dual-socket boxes

Moving to four sockets doubles the core count and memory channels compared with typical two-socket servers, so the jump pays off when workloads scale across many threads or need large local memory pools. The 730 controller supports RAID levels that protect the installed SSDs while leaving six 2.5-inch bays free for future capacity.

Suits virtualisation hosts and database nodes

Organisations running hypervisors or in-memory databases that benefit from high core density and redundant 1600W power supplies will match this platform well. Buyers who want more storage bays than the eight 2.5-inch slots provide, or who need newer instruction-set extensions not present in this processor generation, should look at something else.