DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10-core 256GB DDR4 24× 2.4TB SAS H730

24-bay 2U server for dense storage workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack system fitted with twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays. Two Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors provide twenty cores at 2.6 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo. 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory and a PERC H730 RAID controller with 1 GB cache support RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 8 Enterprise complete the package.

Ideal for capacity-heavy databases

This configuration suits buyers who need maximum spindle count in a 2U form factor. The 24 x 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives deliver high sequential throughput for data warehouses, VDI storage pools or HPC data nodes. The quad-port X520/I350 network daughter card adds two 10 Gb SFP+ and two 1 GbE links. Buyers who need solid-state latency or more than twenty-four drive bays should look at other platforms.

PERC H730 controller with 12 Gb SAS connectivity

The storage controller is a Dell PERC H730 with 1 GB non-volatile cache and a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA interface. It manages all twenty-four drives internally and provides battery-backed write caching for the supported RAID levels. This single component determines whether the array can sustain the write-heavy workloads typical of the target applications.