DELL PowerEdge R730xd 12LFF Xeon E5-2620 v3 256GB DDR4

12-Bay Rack Server for Storage-Heavy Workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server built around a 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 processor running at 2.4 GHz and 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. Dual 1100 W power supplies and an iDRAC8 Enterprise licence provide redundant power and full remote management out of the box.

Suits High-Capacity Storage.

This platform suits organisations that need dense local storage served by a PERC H730 SAS controller with twelve SATA drive bays. Buyers who require GPU acceleration for compute tasks should evaluate alternative platforms. The single-socket configuration also limits maximum memory to 768 GB, so workloads that demand dual-processor scaling will need a different chassis.

12 × 3.5-Inch Drive Bays Define the Storage Ceiling

The twelve 3.5-inch bays are the single specification that decides whether this server fits the project. Each bay accepts SATA drives connected to the H730 RAID controller, so total raw capacity scales directly with the number and size of drives installed. If the application needs more bays or a different form factor, this model cannot meet the requirement.