DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12x3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 6148 384GB DDR4

Dense 12-bay rack server for cold-storage workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd chassis holds twelve 3.5-inch drive bays in a 2U footprint, giving capacity-focused teams a single platform for large sequential datasets. Dual Xeon Gold 6148 processors supply twenty cores at 2.4 GHz with 27.5 MB cache each, while 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory feeds the PERC H730P RAID controller. Integrated graphics and a 10 GbE 562T dual-port adapter complete the baseline configuration.

Sustained throughput from twenty cores

Under continuous load the two 10-core CPUs maintain their 2.4 GHz base frequency across all threads, avoiding the frequency drop seen in short-burst benchmarks. The H730P controller offloads parity calculations for RAID 5, 6 or 10 arrays, keeping CPU cycles free for application work. With 384 GB of DDR4 available, large working sets stay in memory instead of paging to disk during long ingestion or backup windows.

Dual 1100 W supplies and iDRAC9 keep thermals steady

Redundant 1100 W power supplies share the load, so fan speeds rise gradually rather than spiking when a single rail is stressed. The iDRAC9 Enterprise licence provides remote sensor monitoring and fan-curve tuning without a local console. In typical rack airflow the system runs within Dell thermal limits while the power supplies operate well below their maximum rated output.