DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6142 2.6GHz 16-core 128GB DDR4 24x 400GB SSD

Dense 2U Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Gold 6142 processors running at 2.6 GHz with 16 cores each. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules and a Dell PERC H730P 2 GB RAID controller. Twenty-four 400 GB SATA SSDs fill the front 2.5-inch bays, providing high-density flash storage in a compact chassis.

Suits Storage-Focused Workloads

This configuration targets software-defined storage clusters, virtual desktop infrastructure and service-provider platforms that prioritise capacity and redundancy over raw compute density. The dual 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management support continuous operation. Buyers who need more than 24 drive bays, larger individual SSDs or a different drive interface should evaluate alternative platforms.

24-Bay 2.5-Inch SATA SSD Capacity

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch chassis populated entirely with 400 GB SATA SSDs behind a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA PERC H730P controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This drive count and interface combination determines whether the server matches a given storage architecture.