DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U Rack Server 26x 3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 6150 2.7GHz 64GB DDR4 H330

Storage density and compute power

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built for data-intensive workloads that demand high storage capacity in a compact form factor. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6150 processors, each running at 2.7 GHz with a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency and 18 cores, plus 64 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. A Dell PERC H330 controller manages up to 26 front-accessible 3.5-inch drive bays, while dual 1100 W hot-swap power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise provide redundant power and remote management.

Suited for dense storage clusters.

Organisations running software-defined storage, backup repositories or large media archives will benefit from the 26-bay chassis and dual 10/25 GbE SFP28 networking. The platform supports a maximum of two processors and 1 TB of DDR4 across 16 slots, so buyers planning future CPU upgrades have headroom within the same socket. Teams needing a smaller rack profile, fewer drive bays or a different drive form factor should evaluate alternative platforms.

Drive-bay count defines the fit

The single specification that determines whether this server matches a deployment is the 26 x 3.5-inch hot-swap tray capacity. If the storage design requires exactly that many large-form-factor bays in 2U, the R740xd2 aligns; if the bay count or form factor differs, the chassis will not accommodate the plan.