DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4208 512GB DDR4 No Drive

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF dual Xeon server

This 2U rackmount system ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4208 processors running at 2.1GHz and 512GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch drive bays served by a Dell PERC H730P RAID controller with SATA interface. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 Enterprise, and dual 1100W power supplies are installed.

Suits virtualization hosts

The twelve-bay layout and large memory capacity make this platform a fit for hypervisor clusters, backup targets or database nodes that need local capacity. Buyers who require GPU acceleration, a smaller 1U form factor or a different drive interface should look at a different platform.

Twelve 3.5-inch bays define the storage ceiling

With no drives included, the usable capacity depends entirely on the SATA disks you populate across the twelve slots. The PERC H730P controller manages the arrays, so the bay count is the single specification that decides whether this chassis meets your storage target.