DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U rack server 2x Xeon Platinum 8260 2.4GHz 24C 32GB DDR4 H730P 26x 3.5" trays 2x 1100W

DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U Server

The DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built for dense storage workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 processors running at 2.4 GHz with a 3.9 GHz turbo frequency. Each processor delivers 24 cores, providing substantial multi-threaded performance. The system includes 32 GB of DDR4-2933 ECC registered memory across 16 slots and supports up to 1 TB total capacity.

Suits storage-heavy deployments.

This server targets teams running software-defined storage, backup repositories or media archives that need 26 front-accessible 3.5-inch drive bays in 2U. The PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with a 2 GB cache. Network connectivity includes dual 1 GbE LOM ports and a dual-port 10/25 GbE SFP28 OCP 2.0 mezzanine card. Organisations requiring GPU acceleration or larger memory footprints per socket should evaluate alternative platforms.

26-bay 3.5-inch chassis defines capacity

The defining specification is the 26-bay 3.5-inch drive tray layout in a 2U form factor, enabling high raw capacity with SAS and SATA drives. Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies provide redundant hot-swap power. iDRAC 9 Enterprise delivers out-of-band remote management. Front bezel and ready rails are not included. Memory expansion uses DDR4 ECC RDIMMs only; other generations are physically incompatible.