DELL PowerEdge T430 16SFF 2x Xeon E5-2680v4 128GB DDR4 rack server

Dell PowerEdge T430 16SFF server

The Dell PowerEdge T430 is a 16-bay 2.5-inch rack server built for virtualisation and database workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2680v4 processors running at 2.4 GHz, each providing 14 cores and 35 MB cache. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730 SAS RAID controller. It is suited to IT teams needing dense internal storage in a 2U form factor.

Capacity and headroom

The chassis supports up to 16 SAS drives, giving ample room for large arrays or mixed hot and cold data tiers. Installed memory sits at 128 GB with a ceiling of 384 GB across 24 DIMM slots, so headroom remains for memory-heavy applications. Dual 1100 W power supplies provide redundancy for full configurations. The dual-socket design is already maximised with two processors installed, so compute scaling stops at this level.

Dual Xeon E5-2680v4 processors

Two 14-core Xeon E5-2680v4 CPUs deliver 28 threads at 2.4 GHz, defining the performance envelope for multi-threaded services. This fixed processor configuration suits buyers who need immediate capacity without future socket upgrades. Organisations requiring higher single-thread speed, newer instruction sets or additional PCIe lanes should evaluate alternative platforms. The integrated graphics and 1 GbE 332T adapter cover basic management and console access only.