24 Drive Bays, 4U, Xeon 5th Gen? TFNEW ZS-424E
TL;DR: TFNEW launched the ZS-424E, a 4U 24-bay storage server, on September 21, 2026. On 2x 4th/5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Intel C741) with 16 DDR5 slots and six PCIe 5.0 slots, it pairs a 24-bay 4U footprint with onboard SATA/NVMe/M.2 bays and expansion room for storage controllers — TF NEW's capacity platform for cloud, virtualization, distributed storage and hyper-converged builds. Get specs and pricing: sales@tfnew.com.
Core Specifications (with Plain-Language Terms)
The ZS-424E is a 4U rackmount storage server (177 mm tall, 650 mm deep) designed around a 24-bay disk footprint — the 4U thickness that holds two dozen 3.5-inch drives and still leaves PCIe room for storage controllers and HBAs. Its platform is the 2x 4th/5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (up to 385 W) on an Intel C741 chipset with 16 DDR5 5600 MT/s RDIMM slots (up to 4 TB). Onboard storage is a mixed profile: 6x SATA 3.0, 2x NVMe and 2x M.2 — ten bays ready without add-in cards. Expansion is six PCIe 5.0 slots (Gen4/Gen5 Xeon generation), so HBA and controller cards can drive the remaining 24-bay capacity from the chassis backplane. Networking is 2x 1Gb RJ45 with NCSI; power is redundant 550 W–1600 W; cooling is three hot-swap fans.
Specs at a Glance
| Item | ZS-424E Value |
|---|---|
| Form factor | 4U rackmount, 177 H × 437.2 W × 650 D mm |
| Bay capacity | 24-bay disk footprint |
| Processor | 2x 4th/5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable, up to 385 W, Intel C741 |
| Memory | 16x DDR5 5600 MT/s RDIMM, up to 4 TB |
| Onboard storage | 6x SATA3 + 2x NVMe + 2x M.2 (10 bays) |
| PCIe | 6x PCIe 5.0 slots |
| Network | 2x 1Gb RJ45, NCSI |
| Power | Redundant 550 W / 800 W / 1300 W / 1600 W |
| Cooling | 3x hot-swap high-performance fans |
Why a 4U 24-Bay Platform Scales Differently
2U storage nodes max out on drive count; 4U storage platforms max out on drive count plus headroom. The ZS-424E is the second kind: a 24-bay 4U where six PCIe 5.0 slots sit beside ten onboard bays, so a cluster can grow capacity with HBAs and expander cards — adding drives and controllers without changing chassis. On Gen4/Gen5 Xeon Scalable with 4 TB of RDIMM, the same box drives HDFS/Ceph daemons and local VMs, which is why cloud and hyper-converged teams standardize on the 4U platform tier.
Where It Fits
- Distributed storage: 24-bay capacity with HBA-expandable drive growth
- Cloud and virtualization: 16 DDR5 + Xeon Scalable beside dense local storage
- Hyper-converged infrastructure: one 4U host with tiered onboard bays
- Mixed media profiles: SATA capacity, NVMe hot tier and M.2 boot in one chassis
Why the Numbers Matter
- 24-bay 4U footprint: capacity tier with room to grow drives and controllers
- 10 onboard bays (6 SATA + 2 NVMe + 2 M.2): tiers ready without cards
- 6x PCIe 5.0 slots: HBAs, NICs and accelerators without compromise
- 16x DDR5 at 5600 MT/s, 4 TB: memory for daemons, caches and VMs
- Redundant 550–1600 W: power matched to real draw
What TF NEW Says
"Storage platforms live or die by how they grow, and 4U grows better than 2U," said a TF NEW product manager. "The ZS-424E puts a 24-bay footprint on Xeon 5th Gen with ten onboard mixed bays and six PCIe 5.0 slots — so the capacity tier expands with HBAs and expanders instead of a new chassis. For cloud and hyper-converged builds, that's the long-term node."
Quality and Availability
Every ZS-424E runs 48 hours of burn-in testing before shipping, with SATA/NVMe/M.2 paths and expansion slots validated in the factory. It ships deployment-ready with IPMI/Redfish baselines and documented HBA and RAID guides.
Pricing and Availability
The ZS-424E is available now. Pricing varies with processor, memory, HBA and storage configuration. Contact sales@tfnew.com or use the request-a-quote form at www.tfnew.com/contact for volume pricing and lead time.
About TF NEW
TF NEW (TF New Technology) is an enterprise AI infrastructure provider based at www.tfnew.com. It designs and delivers private AI, compute, networking, storage, cooling and edge systems as deployment-ready solutions — AI servers, AI workstations, edge AI, liquid cooling and enterprise rack servers — for AI factories, datacenters and edge projects worldwide.
Media Contact
TF NEW | sales@tfnew.com | www.tfnew.com/contact
FAQ
- What is the ZS-424E? A 4U 24-bay storage server on 2x 4th/5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable with an Intel C741 chipset.
- How many drives can it hold? A 24-bay disk footprint, with 10 onboard bays (6 SATA3 + 2 NVMe + 2 M.2) plus PCIe 5.0 slots for HBAs and expanders.
- What memory does it support? 16 DDR5 5600 MT/s RDIMM slots, up to 4 TB.
- What networking does it have? 2x 1Gb RJ45 data ports with NCSI.
- What workloads is it for? Cloud computing, virtualization, distributed storage and hyper-converged scenarios.