DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-core 768GB DDR4 H730P 12x 3.5" trays

12-bay 2U rack server for storage-heavy workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores each. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache. Twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drive trays provide high-density internal storage. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise management are included.

Suited to software-defined storage

This configuration targets environments that need large local capacity with hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60. The quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for storage traffic. Organisations requiring more than two processor sockets, GPU compute or a different drive form factor should evaluate other platforms.

Twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA trays define the storage

The chassis accepts exactly twelve 3.5-inch hard drives or SSDs on a SATA/SAS backplane connected to the H730P controller. No drives are installed, so total usable capacity depends on the disks chosen. This tray count is the fixed limit for internal raw storage in this 2U form factor.