DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2660 v3 2.6GHz 10-core 64GB DDR4 24x 1.2TB SAS H730

Dense Storage Server for Data-Intensive Workloads

This 2U rack system combines dual Xeon E5-2660 v3 processors with 64GB of DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730 controller. Twenty-four 1.2TB 10K SAS drives deliver high-capacity, high-throughput local storage in a compact form factor. Quad-port networking with dual 10Gb SFP+ and dual 1GbE links supports demanding east-west traffic. iDRAC8 Enterprise enables full remote lifecycle management.

Suits Storage-First Deployments.

Ideal for databases, VDI data nodes, HPC storage tiers and software-defined storage clusters where local capacity and I/O throughput matter more than maximum CPU core count. The 20-core total and 64GB baseline suit workloads that stream data from disk rather than hold massive working sets in memory. Builders who need higher core density, larger memory footprints or all-flash performance should evaluate alternative configurations.

24-Bay 2.5-Inch Chassis Dictates Drive Choices

The front-loading 2.5-inch bay count fixes the maximum device population at twenty-four SAS or SATA drives. Expanding raw capacity beyond the installed 1.2TB units requires populating empty bays or replacing drives with larger-capacity 2.5-inch models. No 3.5-inch or external JBOD connections are supported by this chassis, so total addressable storage is bounded by the bay count and available 2.5-inch drive sizes.