DELL PowerEdge R730xd 24SFF 2x Xeon E5-2690 v4 384GB DDR4

Dell PowerEdge R730xd 24-bay server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack-mount server system built for dense storage workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 processors running at 2.6 GHz, each providing 14 cores and 35 MB cache. The system includes 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across 24 DIMM slots, with a maximum capacity of 768 GB. A PERC H730 SAS RAID controller manages up to 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch drive bays supporting SATA and SAS drives.

Suited for storage-heavy virtualisation

This configuration suits organisations running virtualisation hosts, software-defined storage nodes or database clusters that demand high core counts and large memory footprints. The 24-bay chassis allows substantial local capacity for caching or tiered storage. Buyers who require GPU-accelerated compute or more than two processor sockets should evaluate other platforms. The integrated graphics and lack of installed drives mean additional components are needed for graphical workloads or immediate deployment.

24 x 2.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730 controller

The single specification that decides fit is the 24-bay 2.5-inch chassis paired with the PERC H730 RAID controller. This combination determines how many drives you can install and which RAID levels are supported for redundancy and performance. The system includes dual 1100 W power supplies and iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management for lights-out administration. Network connectivity provides two 10 GbE and two 1 GbE ports via Intel I350 and X540 adapters.