DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 8C 128GB DDR4 12x 6TB HDD H730P

Storage-dense 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rackmount server fitted with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays. Two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors run at 3.2 GHz with eight cores each, supported by 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight modules. A PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache manages the twelve 6 TB enterprise SATA drives, while redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise complete the platform.

Suits high-capacity storage workloads

This configuration targets software-defined storage clusters, backup repositories and virtual desktop infrastructure where raw capacity and dual-socket compute must share a 2U footprint. The quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for storage and management traffic. Buyers who need flash-only arrays, GPU acceleration or single-socket density should evaluate other platforms.

Twelve-bay 3.5-inch chassis

The twelve 3.5-inch bays and H730P controller define the storage ceiling; no additional internal 3.5-inch drives can be added beyond the twelve installed. Memory scales to 3 TB across twenty-four DDR4 slots if the workload later demands more RAM. Network expansion relies on the existing X520/I350 daughter card or PCIe add-in cards.