DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 26 Bay 3.5" 2U Server 2x Xeon Gold 6154 3.0GHz 18 Core 64GB DDR4 H330 2x 1100W

High-Density 2U Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rackmount server built for data-intensive workloads that demand high storage density. It fits twenty-six 3.5-inch drive trays into a compact chassis, making it suitable for software-defined storage, backup repositories and large media archives. Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6154 processors deliver thirty-six total cores at 3.0 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo for compute-heavy tasks. The system ships with 64 GB of DDR4-2666 ECC registered memory across sixteen DIMM slots.

Suited for Capacity-First Deployments

This server targets organisations that prioritise raw drive count and redundant power in a 2U footprint. The PERC H330 controller manages SAS and SATA drives, while dual 1100 W platinum supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise provide resilience and remote management. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets, larger installed memory configurations or different drive form factors should evaluate alternative platforms. The included OCP 2.0 mezzanine card adds dual-port 10/25 Gb SFP28 connectivity for high-throughput networking.

Twenty-Six 3.5-Inch Drive Bays

The defining specification is the twenty-six front-accessible 3.5-inch trays that set the storage ceiling for this chassis. No drives are installed, so buyers must populate the bays with compatible SAS or SATA media. Maximum memory capacity reaches 1 TB across the sixteen slots when fully populated. The LGA 3647 socket limits CPU upgrades to the Xeon Scalable family supported by this generation.