The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U, dual-socket rack server built for environments that need serious storage density without giving up compute headroom. This is a professionally refurbished unit — pulled from an active data center, fully tested, and rebuilt to spec — offering enterprise-grade capability at a fraction of what new costs. With support for up to two Intel Xeon Scalable processors and 24 drive bays in a 2U footprint, the R740xd earns its place in storage-heavy rack deployments where space and performance both matter.
When it comes to processing and storage, this platform gives you real options. The Intel Xeon Scalable (1st and 2nd Gen) processor family runs in both sockets, with configurations ranging from Silver-class workhorses up to Platinum-tier chips with up to 28 cores each. On storage, 24 SFF bays handle SAS and SATA drives — HDDs or SSDs — with support for NVMe across all 24 bays when configured accordingly. Worth noting: the R740xd supports mixing drive types in the same chassis, so you can tune the balance between capacity and performance without committing to one or the other.
This is a workhorse platform that thrives in environments like:
- Software-defined storage deployments running ScaleIO, VMware vSAN, or similar distributed storage platforms that need high bay counts and flexible drive mixing
- Virtualization hosts where dense memory capacity (up to 3TB DDR4) and dual-socket compute support a large number of concurrent VMs
- GPU compute and AI/ML inference workloads that benefit from up to three full-length PCIe add-in cards alongside the base storage configuration
- Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments that demand both high IOPS and the memory bandwidth to keep sessions responsive at scale
- Storage-focused cluster nodes where consistent drive bay counts and hot-swap redundancy matter more than raw single-thread speed
- Media rendering and data processing pipelines where local storage throughput and multiple PCIe expansion slots come into play simultaneously
On the reliability and management side, this server ships with redundant hot-swap power supplies — configurable at 750W Platinum, 750W Titanium, or 1100W — providing the kind of power redundancy production environments expect. iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller handles remote management, with Express included as standard and Enterprise available as an upgrade for full out-of-band access. A TPM 2.0 module is available for workloads with hardware-based security requirements, and PERC RAID controllers (H330, H730p, H740p) or an HBA330 non-RAID option are all on the table depending on how you want to manage your storage stack.
Every Dell PowerEdge R740xd we sell is professionally refurbished — tested for full functionality, verified against spec, and configured to order before it ships. You're getting data center hardware that's been run through a real validation process, not just wiped and boxed. The savings over new pricing are substantial, and the 90-day warranty means you're not taking on the risk alone.
At The Server Store, we don't just sell refurbished Dell PowerEdge R740xd servers — we configure them, test them, and make sure you're getting exactly the system you need. Our team is available by phone or chat whenever you need us. Browse our full selection of professionally refurbished, custom-configured servers and IT equipment at The Server Store.
