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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12 Bay 3.5" 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16 Core 512GB DDR4 12x 4TB HDD H730P

SKU CH-N2YE-Q58S7

A 2U rack server with 12 3.5-inch bays, dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 processors at 2.1 GHz, 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory, a PERC H730P RAID controller and twelve 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor
  • Dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs deliver 32 cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 512 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory across 16 slots supports virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through
  • Twelve 4 TB 7.2 K SATA drives supply high-capacity storage in a 2U chassis
  • Quad-port X520/I350 card adds 2× 1 GbE and 2× 10 Gb SFP+ connectivity
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise provides remote management with dedicated lifecycle controller

Storage-dense 2U server

The PowerEdge R740xd is a 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server built for workloads that need high capacity in a compact form. Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors provide 32 total cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo. 512 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory and a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache support RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60.

Suited for storage-heavy roles

This configuration fits software-defined storage clusters, backup repositories and virtual desktop infrastructure where drive count matters. Buyers who need more than 12 drive bays, all-flash speed or GPU acceleration should look at a different platform. The system maxes out at two processors and 3 TB of memory.

12 x 3.5-inch SATA bays

Twelve front-accessible 3.5-inch bays populate the chassis with 4 TB enterprise drives at 7.2 K rpm. The SATA interface and PERC H730P controller define the storage topology; no other drive interface is present in this unit.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $4,593.99
Pricier than about 75% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 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 RAM512 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

Should I pick the 12-bay 3.5" model or a smaller chassis for my storage workload?

The 12-bay 3.5" chassis holds twelve 4TB enterprise SATA drives on the H730P controller, giving high raw capacity in a 2U rack footprint for software-defined storage or VDI.

How do the dual Xeon Gold 6130 processors perform once installed in a live workload?

Two 16-core CPUs at 2.1GHz base with 3.7GHz turbo deliver 32 cores and 64 threads for virtualization, database or SDS tasks, backed by 512GB DDR4 2666MHz ECC memory.

What does the 12Gb/s SAS/SATA H730P controller cap in real use?

The PERC H730P with 2GB cache supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 and pass-through at 12Gb/s per drive lane, limited by the 7.2K SATA drives' sustained throughput.

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