DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 8-core 256GB DDR4 24x 400GB SSD H730P

2U dual-socket Xeon server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors running at 3.2 GHz with eight cores each. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory and twenty-four 400 GB SATA SSDs managed by a PERC H730P controller. The platform targets software-defined storage, service-provider workloads and virtual desktop infrastructure deployments.

Verify rack depth and power feed

Confirm the cabinet can accommodate a 2U chassis and that dual 1100 W platinum power supplies match the available PDU outlets and voltage. The system uses LGA 3647 sockets and the Intel C620 chipset with twenty-four DIMM slots, so memory expansion must use DDR4 registered ECC modules. Network connectivity relies on a quad-port daughter card providing two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ interfaces.

Dense storage with remote management

Twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays fill the front panel, leaving no internal bays for additional spinning disks without external enclosures. The PERC H730P supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through, freeing CPU cycles from parity calculations. iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables out-of-band control, while included ready rails and bezel simplify rack integration.