DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10-core 768GB DDR4 12x 4TB HDD H730

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd fits twelve 3.5-inch drive bays into a two-rack-unit chassis, delivering high capacity in a compact footprint. Dual Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors provide twenty cores at 2.6 GHz with turbo up to 3.3 GHz. The system ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across twenty-four slots and a PERC H730 controller with battery-backed cache. Quad-port networking adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links.

Sustained multi-threaded throughput

Twenty cores maintain 2.6 GHz base frequency across continuous database, virtualisation or HPC data-node workloads without throttling to burst-only speeds. The H730 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, keeping write performance consistent during long rebuilds or heavy sequential streams. 768 GB of DDR4-2133 feeds the CPUs with low-latency bandwidth for in-memory datasets. Dual 750 W platinum supplies share load evenly, avoiding single-rail limits during extended runs.

Thermals noise and power draw

Redundant hot-swap 750 W platinum power supplies operate at high efficiency under typical loads, reducing waste heat in the rack. The 2U form factor uses directed airflow across the twelve drive bays and twin processor sockets, keeping component temperatures stable during normal operation. Fan speeds scale with inlet temperature rather than spiking on short bursts, so acoustic output remains steady in a data-centre aisle. iDRAC 8 Enterprise provides remote thermal monitoring without host OS dependence.