DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6150 2.7GHz 18 Core 16GB DDR4 26x 4TB SATA HBA330 2x 1100W

Storage-Dense 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built for data-intensive workloads that demand high storage capacity in a compact form factor. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6150 processors, each running at 2.7GHz with 18 cores and a 3.7GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 16GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across two 8GB modules and a Dell PERC HBA330 storage controller managing 26 enterprise-class 4TB 7.2K SATA 3.5-inch drives. Redundant 1100W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management complete the platform.

Suited For Bulk Storage Workloads

This configuration suits organisations deploying software-defined storage, backup repositories, media archives or big-data analytics where raw capacity and drive count take priority. The 26-bay 3.5-inch chassis delivers maximum density for sequential throughput tasks. Buyers who need more than 16GB of memory for virtualisation, require GPU compute capability, or want a storage controller with hardware RAID and cache should evaluate other platforms.

26-Bay 3.5-Inch Chassis Decides Fit

The defining specification is the 26-drive 3.5-inch front bay layout paired with the HBA330 controller, which presents each SATA drive directly to the operating system without RAID abstraction. This density determines whether the server fits a rack row allocated for high-capacity bulk storage versus a compute-heavy node that needs fewer drives but more memory slots or PCIe expansion.