DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-core 256GB DDR4 24x 400GB SSD H730P

Dense storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server populated with two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory and a Dell PERC H730P controller managing twenty-four 400 GB SATA SSDs across the front bays. Redundant 1100 W power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management are included.

Suits high-capacity workloads

This configuration fits software-defined storage clusters, virtual desktop infrastructure hosts and service-provider platforms that prioritise drive count and RAID flexibility over raw single-thread speed. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, more than two processor sockets or memory beyond 3 TB should look at alternative platforms. The 2.5-inch SATA bay layout also limits direct attachment of other drive form factors.

24-bay 2.5-inch SATA chassis

The defining specification is the twenty-four 2.5-inch SATA drive bays served by the H730P controller with 2 GB cache, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This density determines whether the server can absorb the required dataset within a 2U footprint.