DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6154 3.0GHz 18C 512GB DDR4 26x 4TB H730P

High-density 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built for data-intensive workloads that demand high storage density in a compact footprint. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Gold 6154 processors, each running 18 cores at 3.0GHz with 3.7GHz turbo. The system includes 512GB of DDR4 memory across 16 slots and a PERC H730P controller with 2GB cache. Twenty-six 3.5-inch 4TB 7.2K SATA drives provide massive raw capacity for archives, backups or software-defined storage.

Suits capacity-first deployments.

This configuration targets organisations that need a single chassis to hold large sequential datasets such as media archives, backup repositories or big-data lakes. The 26-bay front panel and dual 1100W platinum power supplies support sustained drive operation. Buyers who need ultra-low latency for transactional databases, all-flash performance or GPU-accelerated workloads should evaluate alternative platforms, as this server prioritises spindle density and throughput over sub-millisecond response.

26-bay 3.5-inch SATA drive count dictates fit

The defining specification is the twenty-six 3.5-inch drive bays fed by a single PERC H730P controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. That bay count and controller combination determines whether the server can absorb the planned dataset size and redundancy scheme without external enclosures. Network connectivity includes dual 1GbE LOM ports plus a dual-port 10/25Gb SFP28 OCP 2.0 mezzanine card, while iDRAC 9 Enterprise handles remote management.