DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 8C 128GB DDR4 24x 2.5" trays H730P

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rackmount system built around two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors running at 3.2 GHz with eight cores each. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across eight modules and a PERC H730P 2 GB RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Twenty-four 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive trays provide high-density internal storage, while a quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections. iDRAC 9 Enterprise and dual 1100 W platinum power supplies complete the platform.

Suits storage-heavy workloads

This configuration targets software-defined storage clusters, virtual desktop infrastructure and service-provider environments that need maximum drive bays in a 2U form factor. Buyers who require GPU compute density, a 1U chassis or fewer than twenty-four drive slots should consider other form factors.

24-bay 2.5-inch tray count

The single specification that decides fit is the twenty-four 2.5-inch SAS/SATA trays combined with the H730P controller; if your deployment needs more or fewer bays, or a different backplane interface, this server will not match the requirement.