DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 8 Core 256GB DDR4 24x 300GB SAS H730P

High-density 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processors running at 2.1 GHz with eight cores each. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules and a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache. Twenty-four 300 GB 10 K SAS drives fill the front bays, while a quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections. iDRAC9 Enterprise and redundant 1100 W platinum power supplies complete the package.

Suited for storage-heavy workloads

This platform fits software-defined storage clusters, virtual desktop infrastructure farms and service-provider environments that need maximum drive count in a 2U footprint. The dual-socket design and 24 drive bays support large RAID arrays for capacity or performance tiers. Buyers who need solid-state media, GPU acceleration or more than two processors should evaluate other platforms because this unit ships with spinning SAS drives and no GPU risers.

24-bay 2.5-inch SAS drive capacity

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch chassis populated with 300 GB 10 K SAS drives and a 12 Gb/s H730P controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This density determines whether the server matches a workload that prioritises raw spindle count over flash speed. Confirm that your application can use SAS mechanical drives at this scale before committing.