DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4208 256GB DDR4 No Drive rack server

12-Bay 3.5" Rack Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4208 processors running at 2.1GHz and 256GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. A PERC H730P RAID controller and dual 1100W power supplies are installed. The chassis supports up to twelve 3.5-inch SATA drives. iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management is included.

Storage-Focused Buyers

This configuration suits organisations that need high local capacity for backup, archiving or software-defined storage clusters. The twelve-bay chassis and hardware RAID controller handle large spindle arrays efficiently. Buyers who require 2.5-inch drive density, all-flash performance or GPU compute capacity should evaluate alternative platforms. The integrated graphics and dual 10GbE ports cover basic management and network needs.

Twelve 3.5-Inch Drive Bays

The defining specification is the twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays paired with the PERC H730P controller. This combination determines how much raw capacity and which RAID levels the server can support. Memory scales to 3TB across twenty-four DIMM slots when larger datasets demand more RAM. Confirm that your workload fits the 3.5-inch form factor and SATA interface before purchase.