DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 256GB DDR4 No Drive rack server

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 24-bay server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processors running at 2.1 GHz. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller. The chassis provides 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive bays for SATA drives and includes dual 1100 W power supplies.

Suits high-density storage clusters.

This configuration fits environments that need many drive slots in a compact rack footprint, such as software-defined storage nodes or backup targets. The integrated graphics and lack of installed GPUs make it unsuitable for workloads that require accelerator cards or high single-thread performance. Buyers who need more than two sockets or larger 3.5-inch bays should evaluate other platforms.

24 x 2.5-inch SATA bays define capacity ceiling

The single specification that determines fit is the 24-bay 2.5-inch SATA backplane paired with the H730P controller. It sets the maximum number of drives and the interface speed available for the storage tier. If the design calls for a different bay count or a different drive interface, this chassis will not meet the requirement.