DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12-core 256GB DDR4 24x 600GB SAS H730P

Dense storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack system fitted with twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays. Two Xeon Silver 4116 processors supply twenty-four cores at 2.1 GHz, and 256 GB of DDR4 ECC memory is installed across eight slots. A PERC H730P controller manages the twenty-four 600 GB 10K SAS drives with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60. Quad-port networking adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links, while iDRAC9 Enterprise handles remote management.

High-capacity internal arrays

This server suits workloads that need large numbers of spinning drives inside a single chassis, such as software-defined storage clusters, backup repositories or virtual desktop infrastructure. The dual 1100 W platinum power supplies and hot-swap bays support continuous operation. Buyers who need solid-state media, fewer drive bays or a tower form factor should consider other platforms.

Twenty-four 2.5-inch SAS bays

The defining specification is the front bay count: twenty-four 2.5-inch slots fed by a 12 Gb/s SAS controller. This density determines whether the R740xd can hold the required drive set without adding external enclosures.