DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon 8160 2.1GHz 24-core 128GB DDR4 24x 1.2TB SAS H730P

Dense 2U storage server

This 2U rack system pairs two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors with 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz, 128 GB of DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P controller driving twenty-four 1.2 TB SAS drives. Redundant 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise management are included. It targets workloads that demand high drive counts in a compact chassis.

Suits storage-heavy clusters, not minimal builds

Organisations running software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure or service-provider platforms benefit from the dense drive bay layout and dual 10 Gb SFP+ ports. Buyers who need fewer drives, lower power draw or a smaller rack footprint should evaluate other configurations.

Twenty-four 1.2 TB SAS drives decide fit

The chassis is populated with 24 enterprise 10 K SAS spindles behind a H730P controller that supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. If the application requires a different drive count, interface or solid-state media, this unit will not match the requirement.