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Silver 2U rack server front with twenty-six 3.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U rack server 2x Xeon 8260 2.4GHz 24C 512GB DDR4 26x 4TB SATA H330 2x 1100W

SKU CH-4PYE-DE2ZQ

2U rack server with dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8260 CPUs, 512GB DDR4, 26× 4TB SATA drives and H330 controller

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo)
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8260 CPUs provide 24 cores each at 2.4 GHz
  • 512 GB DDR4-2933 ECC registered memory across 16 slots
  • PERC H330 controller manages 26× 4 TB 7.2 K SATA drives
  • Dual 1100 W platinum-efficiency hot-swap power supplies
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables remote management and monitoring

Storage-Dense 2U Rack Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rackmount server built for high-capacity storage workloads. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 processors running at 2.4 GHz with a 3.9 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 512 GB of DDR4-2933 ECC registered memory across sixteen slots and a Dell PERC H330 storage controller managing twenty-six 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives.

Suited For

This server fits organisations that need maximum 3.5-inch drive density in a 2U form factor for software-defined storage, backup repositories or media archives. The dual-socket design delivers forty-eight total cores for parallel processing of large data sets. Buyers who require more than two processor sockets, faster flash-based storage tiers or a smaller rack footprint should evaluate alternative platforms.

Deciding Specification

The defining specification is the twenty-six bay 3.5-inch chassis combined with dual Xeon Platinum 8260 CPUs and 512 GB of DDR4 memory. This combination fixes both the raw storage ceiling and the compute headroom available for data-intensive applications. Confirm that the 2U height, SATA drive interface and dual 1100 W power supplies match your rack and power infrastructure before purchase.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8260 CPUs provide 24 cores each at 2.4 GHz
  • 512 GB DDR4-2933 ECC registered memory across 16 slots
  • PERC H330 controller manages 26× 4 TB 7.2 K SATA drives
  • Dual 1100 W platinum-efficiency hot-swap power supplies
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables remote management and monitoring

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelR740xd2
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo)
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores24 Core-Processors
CPU FeaturesPlatinum 8260
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
Installed Memory Size512GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity1TB
Number of Memory Slots16
Hard Drive (Installed)26 x 4TB 7.2K SATA
Storage ControllerDell Perc H330 Controller
HDD InterfaceSATA
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/10/50
Ethernet Controller1x Integrated Dual Port 1GbE LOM and 1x Dell EMC Broadcom 57414 Dual Port 10/25Gb SFP28 OCP 2.0 Mezzanine Card
Remote ManagementiDRAC9 Enterprise
LAN Ports4 x Ports
Management PortRJ 45
Operating SystemNo
Features0

Questions about this item

What rack height does the 2U chassis require?

The server occupies 2U of vertical space in a standard rack cabinet.

How are the 26 drive bays populated and what tool is needed?

All 26 front 3.5-inch bays come filled with 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives; the hot-swap carriers release with a latch, no screwdriver required.

Which memory specification must match when adding DIMMs to the 16 slots?

Install DDR4-2933 ECC registered modules; the system currently runs 16 × 32 GB for 512 GB total.

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