DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12-core 64GB DDR4 24x 1.2TB SAS H730P

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rackmount server built around two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors running at 2.10 GHz with 12 cores each. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across four 16 GB modules and a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache. Twenty-four 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives fill the front bays, while an Intel X520/I350 daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports. Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies, iDRAC9 Enterprise, rails and bezel complete the package.

Suits high-capacity SAS workloads

This configuration targets deployments that need dense 2.5-inch SAS storage in a 2U envelope, such as software-defined storage clusters, virtual desktop infrastructure or service-provider hosting. The 24-bay chassis and hardware RAID controller support RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. Buyers who need flash-only performance, GPU compute density or a tower form factor will not be served by this platform.

24-bay 2.5-inch SAS chassis

The defining constraint is the 24-bay 2.5-inch SAS backplane paired with the H730P controller. It dictates that all primary storage must use SAS or SATA drives in the 2.5-inch form factor and limits the server to two processors maximum. Confirm that your workload fits this drive-count and interface before ordering.