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Black 2U rack server chassis with twenty-six 3.5-inch drive bays visible at the front

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6154 18C 3.0GHz 64GB DDR4 26x 4TB SATA H330 2x 1100W

SKU CH-RGDX-EFCG4

High-density 2U rack server with dual 18-core Xeon Gold 6154 CPUs, 64GB DDR4, 26× 4TB SATA drives and redundant 1100W power supplies

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed3.0GHz (3.7GHz Turbo)
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6154 CPUs deliver 36 cores at 3.0 GHz base clock
  • 26 drive bays filled with 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives for high-density storage
  • 64 GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory ensures data integrity for critical workloads
  • PERC H330 controller manages 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA arrays
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables remote management with 2× 1100 W redundant power

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 packs 26 front-accessible 3.5-inch bays into a 2U rack form factor. Two Xeon Gold 6154 processors deliver 36 total cores at 3.0 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo for multi-threaded throughput. Sixty-four gigabytes of DDR4-2666 ECC registered memory occupy four of sixteen slots, leaving room for expansion to 1 TB. The PERC H330 controller manages 26 enterprise SATA drives spinning at 7.2K rpm.

Dual 1100 W platinum supplies

Redundant hot-swap 1100 W platinum power supplies share the load, keeping each unit in an efficient operating band during normal operation. The 2U chassis directs front-to-rear airflow across the drive tray and CPU heatsinks without exotic cooling. Acoustic output stays within typical data-centre limits for a 2U density platform. Power draw scales with drive count and CPU utilisation rather than spiking on idle.

Sustained throughput under load

Under continuous write-heavy workloads the 26-drive array presents a wide sequential bandwidth window while the H330 maintains RAID parity calculations. Both Xeons hold elevated frequencies within the 3.7 GHz turbo envelope as long as thermal headroom allows. The 10/25 GbE mezzanine card and dual 1 GbE LOM keep network pipes full during extended replication or backup jobs. Memory bandwidth remains stable across all 16 DIMM slots when fully populated.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6154 CPUs deliver 36 cores at 3.0 GHz base clock
  • 26 drive bays filled with 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives for high-density storage
  • 64 GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory ensures data integrity for critical workloads
  • PERC H330 controller manages 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA arrays
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables remote management with 2× 1100 W redundant power

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelR740xd2
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed3.0GHz (3.7GHz Turbo)
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores18 Core-Processors
CPU FeaturesGold 6154
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
Installed Memory Size64GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity1TB
Number of Memory Slots16
Hard Drive (Installed)26 x 4TB 7.2K SATA
Storage ControllerDell Perc H330 Controller
HDD InterfaceSATA
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/10/50
Ethernet Controller1x Integrated Dual Port 1GbE LOM and 1x Dell EMC Broadcom 57414 Dual Port 10/25Gb SFP28 OCP 2.0 Mezzanine Card
Remote ManagementiDRAC9 Enterprise
LAN Ports4 x Ports
Management PortRJ 45
Operating SystemNo
Features0

Questions about this item

How are the 26 drive bays populated and which step is often missed during installation?

The server ships with 26 x 4TB 7.2K SATA drives pre-installed in the front bays; the step often missed is seating each carrier until the latch clicks to ensure the backplane connector engages fully.

What maintenance or replacement will the PERC H330 controller battery require later?

The PERC H330 uses a non-volatile cache design with no backup battery, so no battery replacement or cache maintenance is needed over the server's life.

At what point does the 1100 W power supply limit appear first under sustained full load?

With dual 1100 W platinum supplies in redundant mode, the shared 1100 W ceiling is reached first when both CPUs run at 3.7 GHz turbo and all 26 drives spin continuously.

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