DELL PowerEdge R730xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2620 v3 2.4GHz 6C 256GB DDR4 24× 2.4TB SAS H730

2U rack server with 24-bay SAS storage

The Dell PowerEdge R730xd is a 2U rack server equipped with dual Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 processors running at 2.40 GHz with six cores each. It includes 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules. The system provides 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive bays populated with 2.4 TB 10K SAS hard drives. A PERC H730 controller with 1 GB cache manages RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60.

Suits dense storage workloads.

This server fits environments that demand high capacity in a 2U form factor, such as databases, virtual desktop infrastructure or data-warehouse nodes. The quad-port network daughter card delivers two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections. Buyers who require GPU acceleration, higher single-thread clock speeds or more than two processor sockets should evaluate alternative platforms.

24-bay 2.5-inch SAS chassis decides fit

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch SAS chassis combined with the PERC H730 controller, which determines whether the storage density and RAID flexibility match the deployment. Memory can scale to 1.5 TB across 24 DIMM slots if the workload grows. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC8 Enterprise remote management complete the platform.