DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 8-core 128GB DDR4 H730P 2x 300GB SAS

2U Rack Server for Dense Storage

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-heavy workloads such as software-defined storage and virtual desktop infrastructure. It fits two Xeon Silver 4110 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with eight cores. The system ships with 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules. It is aimed at operators who need high drive density in a compact rack footprint.

24-Bay 2.5-Inch SAS Limit

The chassis provides 24 bays for 2.5-inch drives using a SAS interface connected to the PERC H730P controller. This controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. The installed pair of 300 GB 10K SAS drives occupies only two bays, leaving the remaining capacity for expansion. Network connectivity comes from a quad-port daughter card with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports.

Dual-Socket Ceiling at Two CPUs

The Intel C620 chipset and LGA 3647 sockets allow a maximum of two processors, which are already installed, so no further CPU upgrades are possible. Memory can scale to 3 TB across 24 DDR4 slots, but the current 128 GB configuration uses only eight slots. Buyers who need more than two sockets or a different processor generation should look elsewhere.