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Half-width blade server with silver metal chassis and front drive bays

DELL

DELL MX740C Rack Server 2x Gold 6134 3.2GHz 8C 512GB 4x 480GB SATA SSD H730P MX

SKU CH-2B57-VNZHA

Half-width rack blade with dual 3.2 GHz 8-core CPUs, 512 GB DDR4, four 480 GB SATA SSDs and H730P MX RAID

  • ProcessorIntel
  • Rack heightHalf Width Blade
  • Installed storage4x 480 GB SATA SSD
  • Disk controllerH730P MX
  • Maximum storage6x 2.5 in Drive Bays
  • Management controlleriDRAC9 Express
  • Dual Intel Gold 6134 CPUs at 3.2 GHz deliver 16 cores for heavy workloads
  • 512 GB DDR4 memory across 16 modules supports large datasets and virtualisation
  • Four 480 GB SATA SSDs with H730P MX RAID controller provide fast, protected storage
  • MX XXV710 10/25 Gb dual-port mezzanine card enables high-speed network connectivity
  • iDRAC9 Express gives remote management access for simplified administration

Half-width blade server for dense compute

The Dell PowerEdge MX740C is a half-width blade server built for high-density racks. It carries two Intel Gold 6134 processors at 3.2GHz with eight cores each and 512GB of DDR4 memory across sixteen 32GB modules. Four 480GB SATA SSDs are installed on an H730P MX RAID controller, leaving two 2.5-inch bays open for expansion.

Storage interface and I/O limits

The SATA SSDs operate at the interface’s native throughput ceiling, so sequential performance will not exceed that boundary. The H730P MX controller manages RAID across the six available 2.5-inch bays. Network I/O is provided by a single MX XXV710 dual-port mezzanine card supporting 10 and 25Gb SFP28 links, while the chassis fabric bays for general-purpose and storage switching are not populated.

Build quality and daily implications

The blade form factor requires a compatible PowerEdge MX chassis for power, cooling and fabric connectivity. The installed mezzanine card occupies the NDC slot, so additional network adapters would need available fabric modules. Remote management runs through iDRAC9 Express for out-of-band monitoring and firmware updates. No optical drive is present, so OS installation relies on virtual media or network boot.

How it compares

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Model nameMX740C
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel
Storage
Installed storage4x 480 GB SATA SSD
Disk controllerH730P MX
Maximum storage6x 2.5 in Drive Bays
Size & build
Rack heightHalf Width Blade
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 Express

Questions about this item

Should I select the 512 GB DDR4 configuration or add more memory modules?

The server ships with 512 GB DDR4 installed as 16 modules of 32 GB PC4-2933, filling every available slot.

What does the 3.2 GHz clock speed on the dual Gold 6134 CPUs deliver in daily workloads?

Two eight-core Gold 6134 processors running at 3.2 GHz with 24.75 MB cache each provide strong single-thread and multi-thread performance for virtualisation and database tasks.

How does the H730P MX RAID controller limit the 480 GB SATA SSD array?

The H730P MX manages the four 480 GB SATA SSDs in hardware RAID, capping throughput at the SATA interface speed while providing cache-assisted write performance.

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