DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6254 3.1GHz 18C 32GB DDR4 26x 4TB SATA

High-Density 2U Rack Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rackmount server built for data-intensive workloads that demand exceptional storage density. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6254 processors, each running at 3.1GHz with 18 cores, and 32GB of DDR4-2933 ECC registered memory installed across 16 available slots. This configuration targets software-defined storage, big data analytics, backup repositories and media archive environments where capacity and compute coexist in a compact form factor.

Thermals Power and Noise

Dual 1100 watt platinum-efficiency power supplies provide redundant hot-swap power for continuous operation under heavy storage and compute loads. The 2U chassis houses 26 front-accessible 3.5-inch drive bays populated with 7.2K RPM SATA drives, requiring substantial airflow that will produce noticeable acoustic output in typical rack deployments. Power draw scales with all 26 drives spinning and both 18-core CPUs active, so thermal headroom depends on rack cooling capacity rather than a single metric.

Storage Controller and Network Bundle

The Dell PERC HBA330 controller manages the 26 installed 4TB SATA drives in a 12Gb/s SAS/SATA passthrough mode without hardware RAID overhead. Networking includes an integrated dual-port 1GbE LOM and a Broadcom 57414 dual-port 10/25Gb SFP28 OCP 2.0 mezzanine card for high-speed fabric connectivity. iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables full remote lifecycle management, while the front bezel and ready rails are not included, requiring separate procurement for rack installation.