DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U 12 Bay 2x Xeon E5-2683 v3 2.0GHz 14 Core 768GB DDR4 12x 6TB H730 iDRAC8 2x 750W

High-density 2U 12-bay rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rackmount system populated with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays. Dual Xeon E5-2683 v3 processors deliver 28 cores at 2.0 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo, backed by 768 GB of DDR4-2133 registered ECC memory across 24 slots. A PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache manages twelve 6 TB 7.2 K SATA drives, while an Intel X520/I350 daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports. iDRAC8 Enterprise and dual 750 W platinum supplies complete the package.

Suited for capacity-heavy workloads.

This configuration targets midsize and large enterprises running data warehouses, e-commerce platforms, VDI, databases or HPC data nodes where raw capacity and redundant power matter. Buyers who need maximum IOPS from solid-state media or a smaller 1U footprint should evaluate other platforms. The twelve-bay chassis and H730 RAID engine are built for large rotational arrays rather than latency-critical flash tiers.

Twelve 3.5-inch SATA bays with H730 RAID

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch SATA drive bays served by the PERC H730 controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60. If the deployment requires twelve high-capacity hard drives in a 2U form factor with hardware RAID, this server matches; if the plan calls for fewer bays, 2.5-inch U.2 slots or a different controller, another system is required.