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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and front bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12 Bay 3.5" 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16 Core 128GB DDR4 12x 6TB H730P

SKU CH-HGZT-75X0Y

A 2U rack server with two 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs, 128GB DDR4 ECC memory and twelve 6TB SATA drives on a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6130 processors with 16 cores each and 3.7 GHz turbo for heavy compute
  • 128 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory across 8 modules supports large virtualised workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery-backed cache
  • 12 × 6 TB 3.5″ 7.2 K SATA drives provide high-density storage in a 2U chassis
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1 GbE / 10 GbE SFP+ networking for remote management and fast connectivity

PowerEdge R740xd 12-bay storage server

This 2U rack system pairs two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors with 128GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory. A PERC H730P controller manages twelve 3.5-inch 6TB enterprise SATA drives for high-capacity storage workloads. Dual 750W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise provide redundancy and remote management out of the box.

Ideal for software-defined storage

The dense drive count and dual-socket compute suit service providers building scale-out storage clusters or VDI hosts. Buyers who need all-flash performance or more than two processor sockets should evaluate other platforms. The 24 DIMM slots allow memory expansion up to 3TB for growing workloads.

12-bay 3.5-inch SATA drive configuration

Twelve front-accessible 3.5-inch bays populate the chassis with 6TB 7.2K SATA drives connected to the H730P RAID controller. This layout fixes the storage medium and bay count, so capacity and drive-type requirements must match before purchase.

How it compares

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Price $3,283.99
Pricier than about 68% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 128 GB.
Video RAM 8 MB
Typical for this category: the median of 8,309 items is 0.01 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge R740xd
Model namePowerEdge R740xd
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count16-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Connectivity
Network controllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsRiser options with up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 × 16 slots
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Software
Operating systemNo

Questions about this item

How much power do the dual 750 watt PSUs draw when the R740xd runs continuously?

The server includes two redundant 750 watt Platinum-efficiency power supplies; actual draw depends on workload but each unit is rated at 750 watts maximum.

Which drive trays and cables are needed to populate the twelve 3.5 inch bays?

The chassis ships with twelve 3.5 inch hot-swap bays, rails and bezel; drives and trays are already installed so no extra parts are required.

Will the PERC H730P controller work with older SATA drives I already own?

Yes, the H730P supports both SAS and SATA drives and offers RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode for legacy disks.

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