DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Platinum 8260 2.4GHz 24 Core 256GB DDR4 26x 8TB HDD HBA330

High-density 2U server for data-intensive workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built for environments that demand exceptional storage density in a compact footprint. It targets organisations running software-defined storage, big data analytics, backup repositories or media archives where capacity and reliability take priority over raw compute density. Dual Xeon Platinum 8260 processors and 256GB of DDR4 ECC memory provide the processing foundation for these workloads.

Twenty-six 3.5-inch drive bays and HBA330 controller

The chassis holds 26 SATA hard drives served by a Dell PERC HBA330 12Gb/s SAS/SATA storage controller, freeing PCIe slots for additional networking or accelerator cards. Dual 1100W platinum power supplies deliver redundant hot-swap power, while an OCP 2.0 mezzanine card adds dual-port 10/25Gb SFP28 connectivity alongside the integrated dual-port 1GbE LOM. iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables remote monitoring and administration without a local console.

Sustained throughput for capacity-oriented tasks

With 24 cores per processor running at 2.4GHz and a 3.9GHz turbo ceiling, the dual-socket configuration maintains steady multi-threaded throughput during long backup windows or continuous analytics jobs. DDR4-2933 ECC registered memory protects data integrity across the 256GB installed capacity, expandable to 1TB across 16 slots. The 7.2K SATA drives deliver consistent sequential bandwidth for large-file workloads rather than burst-oriented IOPS.