DELL PowerEdge R730XD 2U Rack Server 2x E5-2609v3 1.9GHz 16GB DDR4 3x 4TB SAS H730

Dense 2U rack server for storage-heavy workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R730XD fits twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays into a 2U chassis, delivering high capacity without consuming excessive rack space. Dual six-core Xeon E5-2609v3 processors at 1.9 GHz and 16 GB of DDR4 memory provide a balanced compute base for file serving, backup targets or archival workloads. Two redundant 750 W power supplies and an included DVD-ROM complete the platform for data-centre deployment.

Twelve-bay SAS chassis with H730 RAID

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays wired to a PERC H730 controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Three 4 TB 7.2 K SAS drives ship installed, leaving nine bays open for expansion up to the 52 TB raw maximum. The H730’s 1 GB cache and 12 Gbps SAS links keep parity rebuilds and sequential throughput predictable for large-volume arrays.

Sustained throughput under the H730 cache

Under continuous write streams the H730’s 1 GB flash-backed cache absorbs bursts before flushing to the 7.2 K spindles, stabilising latency during long backup windows or RAID rebuilds. Redundant 750 W supplies maintain power to all twelve bays and both CPUs without throttling, while the 2U airflow path keeps drive temperatures steady during multi-hour sequential workloads. The six PCIe 3.0 slots remain available for additional NICs or HBA cards if the four onboard 1 GbE ports become a bottleneck.