DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 24×2.5" 2×Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 8-core 64GB DDR4 H730P 2×800GB SSD

Dense storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rackmount server built for storage-dense workloads. Two Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processors provide sixteen cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo. Sixty-four gigabytes of DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller support mixed drive configurations. Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise management complete the platform.

Suits virtualisation and software-defined storage

This server fits organisations running virtual desktop infrastructure, scale-out storage clusters or general-purpose virtualisation where drive count matters. The twenty-four 2.5-inch bays allow high spindle density in a compact chassis. Buyers who need GPU acceleration or single-socket economy should evaluate other form factors. Workloads demanding more than two processors or memory beyond three terabytes will outgrow this chassis.

Twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays define capacity

The defining specification is the twenty-four-bay 2.5-inch front backplane that enables dense SSD or HDD arrays. With two 800 GB SATA SSDs installed, the system is ready for cache or boot duties. The H730P controller manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across all populated bays. Expansion beyond twenty-four drives requires additional enclosures.