DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon 5118 512GB DDR4 No Drive rack server

Capacity and configuration

This Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built around a 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis. Two Xeon 5118 processors running at 2.3GHz provide 24 cores in total, while 512GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory fills a large portion of the 3TB maximum capacity. The PERC H730P RAID controller manages storage through SATA interfaces and the system includes dual 1100W power supplies with iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management.

Who this suits and who it does not

Organisations running virtualisation clusters, database workloads or dense storage arrays will benefit from the high core count, large memory footprint and twelve drive bays. Buyers who need more than 3TB of RAM or who require a different drive interface should look at other platforms. The integrated graphics and 10GbE 2-port 562T adapter cover basic display and network needs without extra cards.

The specification that decides fit

The 12-bay 3.5-inch SATA chassis combined with the PERC H730P controller defines whether this server matches your storage architecture; confirm your drive count, form factor and RAID requirements before ordering.