DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF 2x Xeon Platinum 8268 128GB DDR4 rack server

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF dual Xeon server

This Dell PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF is a 2U rack-mount server system built for high-density storage and compute. It ships new with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 processors running at 2.9 GHz, 128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller. The chassis supports up to 24 hot-plug 2.5-inch SATA drive bays and includes dual 1100 W power supplies with iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management.

Ideal for virtualisation hosts and storage clusters

The 24-bay front panel suits workloads that demand many spindles in a compact footprint, such as software-defined storage nodes or database clusters. Buyers who require GPU acceleration or larger 3.5-inch drive bays should consider different chassis designs. The integrated graphics and 10 GbE 2-port 562T adapter handle management and data traffic without add-in cards.

Maximum memory capacity of 3 TB

The platform scales from the installed 128 GB to a maximum of 3 TB of DDR4 across 24 DIMM slots when both processors are populated. This ceiling determines whether the server can grow with your dataset or if a higher-capacity platform is required.