DELL PowerEdge T430 5U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2660 v4 2.0GHz 14-core 128GB DDR4 H330 16× 2.5" trays

Dual Xeon 14-core 5U server

The Dell PowerEdge T430 is a 5U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 processors, each running at 2.0 GHz with 14 cores. It arrives with 128 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory installed across eight modules. The system includes a Dell PERC H330 storage controller and sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive trays for SAS or SATA devices. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 8 Express remote management are standard.

Suits virtualization and database hosts

This configuration suits organisations deploying VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V or Proxmox VE clusters, as well as Microsoft SQL Server and general database workloads. The dual-socket layout and 384 GB maximum memory ceiling support dense virtual machine consolidation. Buyers who need GPU compute, more than two processor sockets or front bezel and rack rails included should look at other platforms.

PERC H330 SAS/SATA controller

The storage subsystem is anchored by the Dell PERC H330 12 Gb/s controller, which manages SAS and SATA drives across the sixteen 2.5-inch bays. This controller determines which drive types and RAID levels are available, so confirm it matches your array requirements before purchase.