DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 512GB DDR4 12x 8TB H730P

Storage-dense 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U two-socket rack server built for storage-heavy workloads. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Silver 4110 2.1 GHz 8-core processors and 512 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across sixteen 32 GB modules. Twelve 3.5-inch 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives connect through a PERC H730P 2 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies, iDRAC9 Enterprise, quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports, rails and bezel complete the package.

Suited for capacity-focused deployments

This configuration suits software-defined storage clusters, backup targets, video surveillance archives and virtual desktop infrastructure where raw capacity and dual-processor compute matter. The twelve-bay chassis and H730P controller handle large RAID arrays efficiently. Buyers who need solid-state performance, more than two processors or a smaller form factor should evaluate alternative platforms.

Twelve 8 TB SATA drives in a 2U chassis

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives delivered in a 2U rack height. That combination fixes the storage density, spindle speed and physical footprint for the deployment.