DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF 2x Xeon Gold 6152 384GB DDR4

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server system built for dense storage workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6152 processors running at 2.1 GHz, each providing 22 cores. The system includes 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller. The 24-bay 2.5-inch chassis supports SAS hard drives, though no drives are installed in this configuration.

Suits storage-heavy clusters; not for GPU compute

This server suits organisations that need high local capacity in a compact rack footprint, such as software-defined storage nodes, backup targets or database clusters. The dual-socket design and large memory ceiling support heavy virtualisation. It is not for workloads that require dedicated GPU acceleration or more than two physical processors, as the platform maxes out at two sockets and uses integrated graphics only.

24-bay 2.5-inch SAS chassis decides fit

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch SAS chassis paired with the PERC H730P controller. Buyers must plan around SAS drives; the backplane does not support other drive interfaces. If the deployment needs more than 24 drives or a different drive form factor, this chassis cannot meet that requirement.