DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4114 256GB DDR4 No Drive

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server system built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4114 processors running at 2.2GHz, each providing 10 cores and 13.75MB cache. The chassis supports up to 12 large-form-factor 3.5-inch drive bays and includes a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2GB cache. Integrated graphics and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management come standard.

Suited for capacity-focused deployments.

This configuration fits buyers who need maximum 3.5-inch drive slots in a 2U footprint for archival, backup or software-defined storage clusters. The 256GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large metadata caches. Buyers who want more than 12 drive bays or require 2.5-inch bay density should look at a different chassis. Workloads demanding higher per-core frequency or GPU acceleration are not addressed by this platform.

The 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis decides fit

The defining specification is the 12 large-form-factor drive bays coupled with the PERC H730P controller, which together set the raw storage ceiling for this server. With no drives installed, the buyer selects SATA HDDs or SSDs to match capacity and endurance targets. The dual 1100W power supplies and dual 10GbE 562T adapter are already populated, leaving the drive choice as the primary configuration decision.