DELL PowerEdge T430 5U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2650 v4 2.2GHz 12-core 32GB DDR4 H330 16× 2.5" trays 2× 750W PSU

PowerEdge T430 5U tower server

The Dell EMC PowerEdge T430 is a 5U tower server that can also be mounted in a rack with an optional conversion kit. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 processors, each running at 2.2 GHz with a 2.9 GHz turbo frequency and twelve cores. The system includes 32 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory installed across four slots, with a maximum capacity of 384 GB across twelve slots.

Suits virtualisation and storage-heavy workloads

This configuration targets businesses running VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, or Proxmox VE virtualisation clusters, as well as database hosting, file services, backup targets and software-defined storage. The sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays and the Dell PERC H330 SAS/SATA controller provide dense internal storage capacity. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets, larger 3.5-inch drive bays, or a server that ships with drives already installed should evaluate other platforms.

Dual Xeon E5-2650 v4 with 32 GB DDR4

The decisive specification is the dual-socket Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 foundation paired with 32 GB of DDR4 ECC memory. This combination delivers twenty-four total cores and a 384 GB memory ceiling, defining the virtualisation density and database throughput the chassis can support. The PERC H330 controller and sixteen 2.5-inch trays then determine how much local SAS or SATA storage can be attached to that compute base.