DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF 2x Xeon Platinum 8268 64GB DDR4 No Drive Rack Server

24-bay 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays and dual Xeon Platinum 8268 processors. The platform targets databases, virtualisation clusters and software-defined storage nodes that need local capacity in a standard rack footprint.

Dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8268 CPUs

Two Xeon Platinum 8268 processors run at a base frequency of 2.9 GHz with 35.75 MB cache each, delivering forty-eight cores total. The installed 64 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory can be expanded to 3 TB across the available DIMM slots. This CPU and memory combination sets the performance ceiling for compute-heavy tasks.

Dual 1100 W supplies with iDRAC9 Enterprise

Redundant 1100 W power supplies share the load and provide fail-over without interruption. The integrated iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables remote power control, console redirection and hardware monitoring over a dedicated management port. Thermal design uses front-to-rear airflow across the drive cage and CPU heatsinks under normal operating conditions.