DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 8C 768GB DDR4 H730P 2x 400GB SSD

Dense 2U Storage Platform

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for workloads that demand high drive density and strong compute in the same chassis. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors, each running at 3.2 GHz with eight cores, and 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across twenty-four slots. A PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache manages the twenty-four 2.5-inch bays, which currently hold two 400 GB SATA SSDs.

Suited for Virtualisation and SDS

This configuration fits organisations deploying software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure or dense virtualisation clusters where local capacity and redundant 1100 W power supplies are priorities. The quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links, and iDRAC 9 Enterprise gives full out-of-band management. Buyers who need a different drive protocol or a higher drive count per rack unit should evaluate other platforms.

Twenty-Four 2.5-Inch Bays Decide Fit

The chassis provides twenty-four hot-swap 2.5-inch bays backed by a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA PERC H730P supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. That bay count and controller combination determines whether the server can absorb your planned storage expansion without adding external enclosures.