DELL PowerEdge R730xd 24SFF 2x Xeon E5-2697 v3 256GB DDR4

Dell PowerEdge R730xd 24-Bay Server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rackmount server system designed for dense storage workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 processors running at 2.6 GHz, each offering 14 cores and 35 MB cache. The system includes 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730 SAS RAID controller. It supports up to 24 2.5-inch drive bays and features iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management.

Suits storage-focused deployments needing high

This configuration fits organisations building software-defined storage clusters, backup repositories or virtualisation hosts that benefit from 24 front-accessible SAS bays. The dual 14-core CPUs and 256 GB RAM handle moderate compute loads. Buyers who need dedicated GPU acceleration, a tower form factor or more than two processor sockets should evaluate other platforms. The maximum memory capacity is 768 GB across 24 DIMM slots.

24-bay 2.5-inch chassis defines storage scale

The single specification that decides fit is the 24-bay 2.5-inch chassis paired with the PERC H730 SAS controller. It dictates the maximum number of drives and the SAS-only interface for installed storage. No drives are included, so capacity and performance depend entirely on the SAS HDDs or SSDs selected. The system includes dual 1100 W power supplies and an Intel I350/X540 quad-port network card with two 10 GbE and two 1 GbE ports.