DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U 26 Bay 2x Xeon 8160 2.1GHz 64GB DDR4 26x 8TB SAS H730P

High-density 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built for storage-heavy workloads. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency and twenty-four cores. Sixty-four gigabytes of DDR4 ECC registered memory are installed across four modules. A PERC H730P controller with two gigabytes of cache manages the twenty-six 3.5-inch 7.2K SAS hard drives.

Suited for backup repositories

This configuration targets environments that need maximum drive count in a two-unit rack space, such as archival storage, media libraries, or large-scale backup targets. The dual ten-gigabit SFP28 mezzanine card and integrated one-gigabit ports provide network flexibility. Buyers who require more than sixteen memory slots, additional processor sockets beyond the two installed, or a different drive interface should evaluate alternative platforms.

Twenty-six 8 TB SAS drives on a single PERC H730P

The storage subsystem delivers over two hundred terabytes of raw capacity across twenty-six bays, all served by one hardware RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This density-to-controller ratio is the defining specification for capacity-focused deployments.