DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6230 2.1GHz 20C 32GB DDR4 26x 4TB SATA H330 2x 1100W

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built for capacity-heavy workloads. Two Intel Xeon Gold 6230 processors deliver 20 cores each at 2.1 GHz with 3.9 GHz turbo. Thirty-two gigabytes of DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H330 controller support twenty-six 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives. Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise provide redundancy and remote management.

Buyers needing maximum drive bays in 2U

This platform suits teams running software-defined storage, backup repositories or media archives that demand high spindle count. It is not suited for buyers who need GPU compute density or all-flash performance. The two-socket limit and 32 GB base memory may restrict virtualisation density without additional modules. Sixteen DIMM slots allow expansion up to 1 TB.

Twenty-six 3.5-inch SATA bays

The defining specification is the front-loading 26-bay chassis that holds 3.5-inch SATA drives. This density decides whether the server fits a cold-storage or backup strategy. The H330 controller manages the array without a cache module. Network connectivity includes dual 1 GbE LOM and a dual-port 10/25 GbE SFP28 OCP 2.0 mezzanine card.