DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF 2x Xeon Silver 4116 256GB DDR4 No Drive rack server

24-Bay Rack Server for Dense Storage

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd chassis holds up to 24 front-access 2.5-inch drives in a 2U form factor. Two Xeon Silver 4116 processors deliver 24 cores total at 2.1 GHz with 16.5 MB cache each. Installed memory is 256 GB DDR4 ECC registered, expandable to 3 TB. A PERC H730P RAID controller manages the SATA backplane. Remote administration uses iDRAC9 Enterprise. Dual 1100 W power supplies and a 10 GbE 2-port 562T adapter are fitted. No drives are included.

Suited for Capacity-First Workloads.

This configuration fits buyers who need maximum drive count per rack unit for software-defined storage, backup targets or archival repositories. The Silver 4116 base frequency of 2.1 GHz limits single-thread throughput, so workloads that depend on high clock rates or large per-core caches should look elsewhere. The integrated GPU provides only basic console output. Memory capacity ceiling is 3 TB across 24 DIMM slots.

24-Drive 2.5-Inch Backplane Dictates Storage Density

The single specification that decides fit is the 24-bay 2.5-inch SATA backplane paired with the PERC H730P controller. It defines how many drives you can install and the RAID levels available without adding expander cards. If the target deployment requires more than 24 bays or a different drive form factor, this chassis cannot accommodate it.