DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24C 32GB DDR4 26x 4TB SATA HBA330 2x 1100W

High-density 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rackmount server built for storage-intensive workloads. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency and 24 cores. The system includes 32 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across four 8 GB modules and a Dell PERC HBA330 storage controller managing twenty-six 4 TB 7.2 K SATA drives. Dual 1100 W platinum-efficiency hot-swap power supplies provide redundancy.

Suited for capacity-centric deployments

This configuration targets software-defined storage, backup repositories, big data analytics and media archives where raw capacity and drive density matter most. The 26-bay 3.5-inch chassis and SAS/SATA HBA330 controller serve workloads that scale through large numbers of spinning drives. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, larger memory footprints per socket or all-flash performance should evaluate alternative platforms.

26-bay 3.5-inch SATA storage capacity

The defining specification is the twenty-six 3.5-inch drive bays populated with 4 TB SATA hard drives, delivering over 100 TB of raw capacity in a single 2U enclosure. This density determines whether the server fits a capacity-first architecture or whether a different chassis or drive type is required.