DELL PowerEdge R430 1U rack server E5-2650 v3 10C 2.3GHz 96GB DDR4 3x 300GB SAS H330

1U rack server for dense compute

The Dell PowerEdge R430 is a 1U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 ten-core processor running at 2.3 GHz. It ships with 96 GB of DDR4 memory across twelve DIMM slots and three 300 GB 15K SAS drives managed by a PERC H330 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 550 W redundant power supplies and iDRAC8 remote management come standard.

Suits virtualisation hosts; not for GPU workloads

This configuration suits organisations consolidating virtual machines or running memory-intensive databases within a single rack unit. The installed CPU provides twenty threads and the memory capacity is fixed at 96 GB, so workloads that require more RAM or a second processor must look elsewhere. Only two PCIe 3.0 slots are available, limiting GPU or high-speed networking expansion.

Twelve DIMM slots capped at 96 GB

The critical specification is the twelve DDR4 DIMM slots with a maximum supported capacity of 96 GB in this configuration. Buyers needing higher memory ceilings must verify whether a second processor and higher-density modules are supported by their intended workload before purchase.