DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 1x Xeon Silver 4110 128GB DDR4 rack server

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-bay rack server

This Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processor running at 2.1GHz with eight cores. It ships with 128GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller. The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch drive bays with a SATA interface; no drives are installed. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 Enterprise, and dual 1100W power supplies are included.

Suits storage-dense workloads needing twelve

Buyers who need more than twelve drive bays or require a second processor installed should look elsewhere. The single CPU configuration limits maximum memory to half the platform's 3TB ceiling. Organisations wanting drives pre-installed or a different RAID controller must request a custom build before purchase.

Twelve 3.5-inch SATA bays define capacity

The defining specification is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch chassis with SATA connectivity and the PERC H730P controller. This bay count and interface set the raw storage ceiling and determine which drives can be used. Matching the workload to this bay count and SATA interface is the single decision that confirms the server is the right part.