DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon Gold 6148 20-core 2.4 GHz 256 GB DDR4 H730P 2× 400 GB SSD

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount system built around two Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processors, each running at 2.40 GHz with 20 cores. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules and a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache. Two 400 GB SATA SSDs and 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive bays provide a high-density platform for software-defined storage or virtual desktop infrastructure. Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise management complete the package.

Ideal for capacity-first workloads

This server suits organisations that need maximum drive count in a 2U footprint, such as Ceph clusters, backup targets or VDI host farms. The 24-bay chassis and H730P RAID engine handle large SATA or SAS arrays with hardware redundancy. Buyers who need more than two 10 Gb SFP+ connections or who require a controller that supports SAS-only backplanes should evaluate alternative configurations.

24-bay 2.5-inch chassis

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch front panel, which sets the storage ceiling for the platform. With two processors already installed and the maximum of two sockets populated, compute expansion is fixed, so the drive-bay count becomes the primary scaling factor. Match this chassis to workloads that grow by adding drives rather than CPUs.