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Product overview
Introduction
The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd2 helps you plan for future growth with large internal storage and cost-ecient drive capacities.
Deliver two-socket compute performance with ash and fast networking options to meet streaming demands. Simplify management
of large data sets with automated administration and front-serviceable drives. The R740xd2 lets you keep your data safely on-
premise with built-in security, even as you scale capacity.
The R740xd2 is Dell EMC's latest 2-socket, 2U rack server designed to run data-heavy workloads using scalable memory, I/O, and
network options. The systems feature the Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family, up to 16 DIMMs, PCIe 3.0 enabled expansion
slots, and a choice of OCP technologies.
New technologies
The following table shows new technologies incorporated in the PowerEdge R740xd2:
Technology Detailed Description
Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable
Family
The Intel® Xeon® processor scalable family has advanced features that deliver
exceptional performance and value. See the processors section for more information .
Intel® C621 Chipset Series The R740xd2 incorporates the Intel® Platform Controller Hub (PCH) chip. See the
chipset section for more information.
2666 MT/s DDR4 Memory The Intel® Xeon® processor scalable family support 2666 MT/s memory. The R740xd2
supports two DIMMs per channel at 2666 MT/s with these processors. See the memory
section for more information.
iDRAC9 w/ Lifecycle Controller The embedded systems management solution for Dell EMC Servers features hardware
and rmware inventory and alerting, in- depth memory alerting, faster performance, a
dedicated gigabit port and many more features.
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