DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U 26-Bay 2x Xeon Gold 6254 3.1GHz 18C 32GB DDR4 H330 iDRAC9 2x 1100W

26-Bay 2U Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built for storage-dense deployments. It holds 26 front-accessible 3.5-inch drive trays behind a dual-processor platform. The system targets software-defined storage clusters, backup repositories and media archives that need maximum capacity per rack unit. Buyers who need fewer drive bays or tower-form-factor installation should consider other platforms.

Dual 18-Core Xeon Gold 6254 Sustained Compute

Two Intel Xeon Gold 6254 processors run at a 3.1GHz base frequency with a 4.0GHz turbo ceiling, providing 36 physical cores for continuous workloads. The LGA 3647 socket pair supports sustained multi-threaded throughput for analytics, deduplication and erasure-coding tasks. Memory bandwidth comes from 32GB of DDR4-2933 ECC registered DIMMs across 16 slots expandable to 1TB. Applications that rely on single-thread burst speed above 4.0GHz or GPU acceleration will not benefit from this configuration.

Redundant 1100W Platinum Power

Dual 1100-watt platinum-efficiency supplies deliver N+1 redundancy for the fully populated chassis. The PERC H330 controller manages SAS and SATA drives at 12Gb/s through the 26-bay backplane. Network connectivity includes dual 1GbE LOM ports and a dual-port 10/25Gb SFP28 OCP 2.0 mezzanine card. iDRAC 9 Enterprise provides out-of-band remote monitoring and lifecycle control. Environments without rack mounting rails or front bezel provisions must source those accessories separately.