DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U 12-Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 768GB DDR4

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 2U 12-Bay Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mounted server designed for storage-intensive workloads. It houses two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors, each with eight cores running at 3.2 GHz, and comes equipped with 768 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots. The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap drive trays supporting SATA and SAS drives, managed by a Dell PERC H730P 2 GB RAID controller.

Suited for virtualisation

This configuration targets environments that need high core counts, large memory capacity, and dense 3.5-inch storage in a 2U form factor. The quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections, while iDRAC9 Enterprise enables full remote management. Buyers who require 2.5-inch drive bays, higher processor frequencies, or more than two sockets should consider alternative platforms.

Storage density decided by twelve 3.5-inch trays

The single specification that determines fit is the twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drive bays, which set the maximum raw storage capacity and drive form factor. No drives are included, so capacity scales with the SATA or SAS HDDs and SSDs you install. The PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, plus pass-through mode for software-defined storage stacks.