DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF 2x Xeon Gold 6226R 32GB DDR4 No Drive

Dense 24-bay compute platform

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF fits two Xeon Gold 6226R processors and 32 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory into a 2U rack chassis. Twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays give storage-heavy workloads room to scale without spreading across multiple nodes. It targets database clusters, virtualisation hosts and software-defined storage appliances that need high core counts and local capacity in a single rack unit.

Front-access storage and integrated management

The 24-bay front panel uses SATA backplane connectivity driven by a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache. A 10 GbE dual-port 562T adapter ships installed for high-throughput networking. Remote administration is handled by iDRAC9 Enterprise, providing out-of-band console access, firmware updates and hardware monitoring without an operating system. Dual 1100 W power supplies deliver redundancy for continuous operation.

Redundant cooling and power headroom

Dual 1100 W supplies share load efficiently, keeping each unit in a high-efficiency band during typical database or virtualisation workloads. The chassis airflow design pulls cool air across the processors and memory before exhausting it rearward, maintaining stable temperatures under sustained compute pressure. Fan speeds ramp predictably with inlet temperature, so acoustic output remains consistent in standard data-centre aisles.