DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U rack server 2× Xeon Gold 6150 2.7GHz 18-core 128GB DDR4 26× 8TB SATA H330 2× 1100W

High-density 2U server with 26× 8TB drives

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rackmount server built for capacity-first deployments. Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6150 processors deliver 36 cores at 2.7 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo. One hundred twenty-eight gigabytes of DDR4-2666 ECC registered memory and a PERC H330 controller manage twenty-six 8TB 7.2K SATA drives. Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Suited for bulk storage and backup targets

This platform suits teams running software-defined storage, big-data analytics, media archives or backup repositories that need dense 3.5-inch drive bays in 2U. It is not for workloads that require all-flash performance, GPU acceleration or single-threaded frequency optimisation. Buyers needing more than two sockets or memory beyond 1 TB should evaluate larger form factors.

26-bay 3.5-inch SATA chassis

The defining specification is the twenty-six 3.5-inch drive bays served by a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA H330 controller. This bay count and interface dictate whether the server fits the capacity and throughput profile of the intended workload.