DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF 2x Xeon Gold 6148 256GB DDR4 rack server

Dense 2.5-inch storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF packs twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays into a 2U rack chassis. Dual Xeon Gold 6148 processors at 2.4 GHz deliver twenty cores total, backed by 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. It targets organisations that need high local capacity for databases, virtualisation hosts or software-defined storage clusters.

Dual 1100 W supplies and PERC H730P RAID

Redundant 1100 W power supplies keep the array running during a module failure. The PERC H730P controller manages SAS drives with hardware RAID, freeing CPU cycles for application workloads. iDRAC9 Enterprise provides out-of-band remote management, while a 10 GbE two-port 562T adapter handles high-throughput network traffic. Rail kits are available separately for rack installation.

Sustained throughput for mixed workloads

Twenty-four SAS bays fed by the H730P maintain steady random I/O under continuous database or virtualisation load. The large 27.5 MB L3 cache per processor reduces memory latency during prolonged compute phases. Dual 1100 W units and efficient airflow keep thermals stable during extended duty cycles, avoiding the throttling seen in smaller chassis under similar pressure.