DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 384GB DDR4

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-Bay Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server system built for dense local storage. It ships with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors running at 2.1GHz and 384GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch drive bays served by a PERC H730P RAID controller. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 with an Enterprise licence.

Suited for high-capacity archive

This configuration suits organisations that need maximum 3.5-inch drive density in a standard rack footprint. Buyers who require 2.5-inch drive bays, a different drive count, or a tower form factor should evaluate alternative platforms. The installed 384GB of DDR4 memory is fixed at that capacity unless additional modules are sourced separately.

Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays define storage ceiling

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch chassis paired with the PERC H730P controller. It dictates the maximum number of SATA hard drives the system can hold internally. If the deployment needs more than twelve large-form-factor drives or a different controller feature set, this server will not meet the requirement.