DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12-Bay 3.5" 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 8-Core 128GB DDR4 H730P

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-bay storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processors at 2.1 GHz, each providing 8 cores, and 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 8 modules. The chassis holds twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap drive trays for SATA or SAS drives, driven by a PERC H730P 2 GB controller that supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60.

Suited for software-defined storage

This platform suits teams deploying software-defined storage, service-provider infrastructure or virtual desktop infrastructure where drive count matters. Two 750 W platinum hot-swap power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management simplify uptime. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, more than two processors, or a 1U form factor should evaluate other models.

Twelve 3.5-inch bays define the capacity ceiling

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap bays backed by the H730P controller. If the workload demands more than twelve large-form-factor drives, this chassis cannot expand further. If twelve bays match the plan, the server delivers the CPU, memory and dual 10 GbE plus 1 GbE networking to feed them.