DELL PowerEdge R730xd 24 Bay 2.5" 2U Rack Server 2x E5-2680 v3 12 Core 2.5GHz 768GB DDR4 H730

Dual Xeon density for storage-heavy workloads

The R730xd packs two 12-core Xeon E5-2680 v3 processors at 2.5 GHz with 3.3 GHz turbo into a 2U chassis. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4-2133 registered ECC memory across 24 slots, leaving headroom to the 1.5 TB maximum. Twenty-four front-access 2.5-inch trays accept SAS or SATA drives, making the platform a natural fit for data warehouses, VDI clusters or HPC storage nodes.

Sustained throughput from controller and networking

The PERC H730 1 GB controller delivers hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with battery-backed cache, keeping write latency steady during long rebuilds or heavy database commits. Dual 750 W platinum supplies share the load so neither unit runs near its limit, reducing thermal stress on the VRMs. The X520/I350 daughter card adds two 10 Gb SFP+ and two 1 GbE ports, giving consistent bandwidth for replication traffic without saturating a single link.

Serviceable layout with remote control built in

Hot-swap power supplies and drive trays can be replaced without tools while the server stays online. iDRAC 8 Enterprise provides a dedicated management network, virtual console and power cycling from anywhere, so firmware updates or BIOS changes do not require a crash cart. Rails and a front bezel are included, but no drives are installed, so buyers who need immediate capacity must supply their own SAS or SATA media.