DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-core 64GB DDR4 12x 8TB HDD H730P

Dual Xeon Gold 6130 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rackmount server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores each. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots. The platform targets software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure and service-provider workloads that demand high drive density in a compact chassis.

Sustained load behaviour

Under continuous demand the dual 16-core CPUs maintain a 2.1 GHz base frequency and can boost to 3.7 GHz when thermal headroom allows. The PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache manages twelve 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives in RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60 without battery-backed write-cache interruption. Quad-port networking provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for steady storage replication and client traffic.

Thermals, noise and power

Redundant 750 W platinum-rated power supplies share the load and keep the system running if one unit fails. The 2U form factor uses front-to-rear airflow across the drive bays and CPU heatsinks to stabilise temperatures during prolonged operation. iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables remote sensor monitoring and fan-curve control so administrators can balance acoustic output against thermal margins without physical access.