DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6254 3.1GHz 18C 16GB DDR4 26-bay HBA330 iDRAC9 Ent 2x 1100W

Storage-dense 2U platform

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built for data-intensive workloads that demand high storage capacity in a compact form factor. Two Intel Xeon Gold 6254 processors running at 3.1 GHz with 4.0 GHz turbo deliver 36 total cores for parallel processing. Sixteen gigabytes of DDR4-2933 ECC registered memory provides a baseline for virtualization or database tasks.

Suited for archive and backup targets

This server fits organisations deploying software-defined storage, big-data analytics, media archives or backup repositories where raw 3.5-inch drive count matters more than raw compute density. The PERC HBA330 controller presents drives in pass-through mode, so the host handles RAID or erasure coding in software. Buyers who need hardware RAID acceleration or GPU-accelerated compute should look at other platforms.

Twenty-six 3.5-inch drive bays

The chassis ships with 26 front-accessible 3.5-inch trays backed by a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA HBA330 controller, defining the maximum raw storage the system can hold. Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management complete the infrastructure-ready package.