DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6254 3.1GHz 18C 32GB DDR4 26x 4TB H330

High-capacity 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built for data-intensive workloads that demand maximum storage density in a compact form factor. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Gold 6254 processors, each running 18 cores at 3.1 GHz with a 4.0 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 32 GB of DDR4-2933 ECC registered memory across 16 DIMM slots, supporting up to 1 TB total capacity. A Dell PERC H330 controller manages 26 front-accessible 3.5-inch 4 TB SATA hard drives spinning at 7.2K RPM.

Suited for dense storage workloads

This server targets organisations deploying software-defined storage, backup repositories, big-data analytics or media archives where raw capacity per rack unit is the primary constraint. The 26-drive bay layout and dual 1100 W platinum power supplies support continuous operation in space-constrained data centres. Buyers needing all-flash performance, GPU-accelerated compute or workloads that exceed the H330 controller's SATA/SAS interface should evaluate alternative platforms better aligned with those requirements.

26-bay 3.5-inch drive chassis

The defining specification is the 26-bay 3.5-inch chassis populated with 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives, delivering over 100 TB of raw storage in 2U. This density dictates whether the platform matches a project's capacity-per-rack target. The PERC H330 controller provides 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity without a flash-backed write cache, so write-heavy applications requiring hardware RAID acceleration must verify suitability against that constraint.