DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon 8160 2.1GHz 24-core 768GB DDR4 24x 2.4TB SAS H730P

Storage-focused 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for high-density storage workloads. It carries two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors at 2.1 GHz with 24 cores each and 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots. A PERC H730P controller manages twenty-four 2.4 TB 10 K SAS drives in the front bays. Redundant 1100 W power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise complete the package.

Ideal for capacity-heavy tasks

This configuration suits software-defined storage clusters, virtual desktop infrastructure farms and service-provider platforms that need massive local capacity with hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60. Organisations that prioritise low-latency all-flash performance or require more than two processor sockets will not find those capabilities here.

Twenty-four 2.4 TB SAS drives

The single specification that decides fit is the installed drive set: twenty-four 2.4 TB 10 K SAS disks delivering high sequential throughput and large aggregate capacity. If the workload demands solid-state latency or a different drive count, this server does not match the requirement.