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2U Rack Servers

Refurbished 2U rack servers — the sweet spot of drive capacity, PCIe expansion, and quiet cooling, with up to 24 bays on Dell PowerEdge and HPE ProLiant platforms.

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Most popular 2U rack servers

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HPE ProLiantGen10 · 2UModel page › Specs2× Xeon Scalable 1st/2nd gen24 DIMM slots · DDR4Up to 24 × 2.5″ or 12 × 3.5″ Best forAll-round 2U with many storage options Ready fromSee builds ›  Chassis fromSee chassis › 
Dell PowerEdge14th gen · 2UModel page › Specs2× Xeon Scalable 1st/2nd gen24 DIMM slots · DDR4Up to 24 × 2.5″ or 12 × 3.5″ + rear Best forStorage-heavy: file, backup, databases Ready fromSee builds ›  Chassis fromSee chassis › 
Dell PowerEdge14th gen · 2UModel page › Specs2× Xeon Scalable 1st/2nd gen24 DIMM slots · DDR4Up to 16 × 2.5″ or 8 × 3.5″ Best forAll-round 2U; room for GPUs Ready fromSee builds ›  Chassis fromSee chassis › 
Dell PowerEdge13th gen · 2UModel page › Specs2× Xeon E5-2600 v3/v424 DIMM slots · DDR4Up to 24 × 2.5″ or 12 × 3.5″ Best forBudget storage 2U: file, backup, databases Ready fromSee builds ›  Chassis fromSee chassis › 
HPE ProLiantGen9 · 2UModel page › Specs2× Xeon E5-2600 v3/v424 DIMM slots · DDR4Up to 24 × 2.5″ + 2 rear Best forBudget 2U with lots of drive bays Ready fromSee builds ›  Chassis fromSee chassis › 
Dell PowerEdge13th gen · 2UModel page › Specs2× Xeon E5-2600 v3/v424 DIMM slots · DDR4Up to 16 × 2.5″ or 8 × 3.5″ Best forBudget 2U, homelab; GPU-capable Ready fromSee builds ›  Chassis fromSee chassis › 
Dell PowerEdge14th gen · 2UModel page › Specs4× Xeon Scalable 1st/2nd gen48 DIMM slots · DDR4Up to 24 × 2.5″ Best for4-socket 2U for data analytics Ready from—  Chassis fromSee chassis › 
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Refurbished 2U rack servers — the sweet spot of storage density, expansion, and quiet, efficient cooling. Two rack units (3.5″) tall with up to 24 drive bays: Dell PowerEdge R730, R740, R750, R760, HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9–Gen12, dual AMD EPYC platforms, and more — custom-configured, tested, and warrantied.

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Also in 2U: Cisco UCS C240 M5 and Supermicro platforms — browse the full listing below. Need accelerators? See GPU servers.

Why choose a 2U server?

A 2U chassis holds up to 24× SFF or 12× LFF drives — ideal for hyperconverged infrastructure, backup targets, file servers, and databases with local NVMe. The extra height also buys full-height PCIe slots for GPUs and 100GbE networking, plus larger fans that run quieter and more efficiently than 1U servers. If you need maximum compute density and storage lives elsewhere, 1U is the better fit.

Every PCSP 2U server is custom-configured to your spec, fully tested, backed by a 1-year warranty (extendable to 5), and ships fast from the US.

Two rack units buy you the drive bays that make parity levels practical — twelve large-form-factor or twenty-four SFF slots change what is worth running. What is a RAID array? compares RAID 5, 6, 50 and 60 at those drive counts, including rebuild risk on large-capacity disks.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 2U rack server?

A 2U server occupies two rack units — 3.5 inches (88.9 mm) in a standard 19-inch rack. The extra height over 1U buys more drive bays (up to 24), more PCIe expansion, and larger, quieter fans.

What is a 2U server best for?

Storage-heavy roles: virtualization with local datastores, hyperconverged nodes, backup and media servers, databases, and GPU-accelerated workloads that need full-height PCIe slots.

What is the most popular 2U server?

The HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 and Dell PowerEdge R740 dominate refurbished 2U deployments — both offer dual Xeon Scalable CPUs, up to 3TB of RAM, and flexible 8/16/24-bay storage backplanes.

Can a 2U server hold GPUs?

Yes — most 2U platforms accept one or more double-width GPUs with the right riser and power configuration. For multi-GPU AI builds, see our GPU servers category; we confirm GPU fitment on every build before it ships.

Can I configure a 2U server that is out of stock?

Yes. Any 2U server not currently in stock is available to configure by quote — request a quote and we will build and price your spec.

Build your own 2U configuration online, or request a quote for a custom spec.

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