DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF Xeon Gold 5120 2.2GHz 256GB DDR4 No Drive

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-bay server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server built around a single Intel Xeon Gold 5120 processor running at 2.2 GHz with 14 cores. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller installed in a chassis that supports up to twelve 3.5-inch SATA drive bays. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 with an Enterprise licence and the unit includes dual 1100 W power supplies.

Suited for storage-heavy workloads

This configuration fits environments that need dense local storage capacity and redundant power in a standard rack footprint. Organisations planning to populate all twelve bays with high-capacity SATA drives or requiring a second processor from day one should verify that the single-CPU starting point matches their licensing and performance models. Buyers needing smaller form-factor drives or a different drive-count layout will need an alternative chassis.

Twelve 3.5-inch SATA bays decide the fit

The defining specification is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch SATA backplane paired with the PERC H730P controller, which sets the maximum number and physical size of drives the server can accept. If the deployment requires more than twelve drives, 2.5-inch media, or a different controller feature set, this platform will not meet the requirement.