DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-core 512GB DDR4 24x 2.4TB SAS H730P

High-density 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server built for storage-heavy workloads. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors running at 2.1 GHz, each providing 16 cores. The system includes 512 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 16 modules and a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache. Twenty-four 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives fill every 2.5-inch bay, delivering high-capacity local storage in a compact chassis.

Suits software-defined storage and VDI

This configuration targets organisations deploying software-defined storage clusters, virtual desktop infrastructure or service-provider platforms where drive count and memory capacity matter. The quad-port network daughter card supplies two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for flexible connectivity. Buyers who need fewer drive bays, lower memory capacity or a smaller rack footprint should evaluate alternative platforms.

24-bay 2.5-inch SAS chassis decides fit

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch SAS backplane paired with the H730P controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This layout determines whether the server can accommodate the required number of spinning drives and the desired RAID topology. Redundant 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management complete the baseline feature set.