DELL PowerEdge R430 1U rack server 2× E5-2630v3 2.4GHz 32GB DDR4 3× 300GB SAS H330

Purpose-built 1U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R430 is a 1U rackmount server system designed for dense compute environments. It ships with dual Intel Xeon E5-2630v3 eight-core processors running at 2.4 GHz, providing 32 logical threads. The chassis includes a single 550 W redundant hot-swap power supply, a DVD-ROM drive and iDRAC8 remote management with Lifecycle Controller. It arrives without an operating system.

Suits virtualisation hosts; not for GPU workloads

This configuration fits buyers deploying virtualisation clusters, internal databases or file-and-print services that benefit from 12 DIMM slots and eight 2.5-inch hot-plug drive bays. The installed 32 GB DDR4 reaches the processor-limited maximum, so buyers who need more memory must choose a different platform. Only two PCIe 3.0 slots are available and no GPU is included, ruling out graphics acceleration or compute cards. Network connectivity is limited to four 1 GbE ports.

Memory ceiling fixed at 32 GB

The critical specification is the 32 GB DDR4 installed capacity, which matches the maximum supported by the fitted E5-2630v3 processors. Although the chipset and 12 DIMM slots physically allow up to 384 GB, the CPU memory controller caps usable system memory at 32 GB. Buyers anticipating memory growth beyond this limit should select a server with processors that support higher per-DIMM densities.