DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U 26-Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon 8260 2.4GHz 24C 512GB DDR4 26x8TB HBA330 2x1100W

High-density 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rackmount server built for data-intensive workloads that demand exceptional storage density. It targets organisations running software-defined storage, big-data analytics, backup repositories or media archives where capacity and reliability are primary requirements. Dual Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 processors provide the compute foundation for these environments. Buyers needing GPU acceleration or a compact tower form factor should look elsewhere.

Dual 1100 W platinum supplies and front airflow

Two hot-swap 1100 W platinum-efficiency power supplies deliver redundant power while the front-to-rear airflow design cools twenty-six 3.5-inch drive bays and the dual-socket processor complex. The HBA330 controller manages the drives without a RAID cache, keeping power draw predictable during normal operation. Acoustic output remains typical for a 2U rack server in a cooled data-centre aisle.

Sustained throughput for archive

Under continuous load the 24-core Xeon Platinum 8260 CPUs maintain 2.4 GHz base frequency across all cores, while the 512 GB DDR4-2933 ECC memory sustains bandwidth for large working sets. Twenty-six 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives feed the 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller for long sequential reads and writes typical of backup ingest or media streaming. The dual-port 10/25 Gb SFP28 mezzanine card keeps network pipes full during extended transfers.