DELL PowerEdge T430 5U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2650 v4 2.2GHz 256GB DDR4 H730P 16x 2.5" trays

Built for dual-Xeon virtualization

The Dell PowerEdge T430 is a 5U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 processors running at 2.2 GHz with a 2.9 GHz turbo frequency. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across eight 32 GB modules and includes a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache. Sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive trays, dual gigabit Ethernet, iDRAC 8 Express remote management, and redundant 750 W platinum power supplies complete the platform for virtualization, database, and file-serving workloads.

Suits teams needing 16-bay density

This configuration fits organisations that want maximum internal drive bays in a 5U form factor and can use up to 384 GB of DDR4 across twelve slots. The dual 12-core CPUs provide 24 threads for multi-tenant hypervisors such as VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, or Proxmox VE. Buyers who require more than two sockets, larger memory footprints, or PCIe 4.0 interconnects should evaluate alternative platforms.

The sixteen 2.5-inch trays define the storage

With sixteen front-accessible bays wired to the H730P controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, the server can host large SAS or SATA SSD arrays for capacity or performance tiers. No drives are installed, so the buyer selects the exact mix of spindles or solid-state media. The tray count is the fixed limit; expansion beyond sixteen devices requires external enclosures.