DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Gold 6152 256GB DDR4 No Drive rack server

12-Bay 3.5" Rack Server with Dual Xeon Gold 6152

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server system built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6152 processors running at 2.1 GHz, each providing 22 cores and 30.25 MB of cache. The chassis supports up to 12 large-form-factor 3.5-inch drive bays and includes a Dell PERC H730P RAID controller. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 with an Enterprise licence.

Suits storage-heavy clusters; not for GPU compute

This configuration targets buyers who need high internal drive capacity and dual-socket CPU throughput for databases, virtualisation hosts, or backup repositories. The 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and dual 1100 W power supplies support sustained multi-threaded loads. Buyers who require dedicated GPU acceleration, a 1U form factor, or installed drives should evaluate other platforms.

12 x 3.5-inch drive bays define the storage ceiling

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays wired to the PERC H730P controller through a SATA interface. Maximum memory capacity reaches 3 TB across the available DIMM slots. Network connectivity includes a dual-port 10 GbE 562T adapter. All firmware is updated to the latest stable version before dispatch.