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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 6134 3.2GHz 8 Core 512GB DDR4 H730P 12x 4TB HDD

SKU CH-ZJQY-9EDK6

A 2U rack server with 12 3.5-inch bays, dual 8-core Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs, 512 GB DDR4, PERC H730P RAID and twelve 4 TB SATA drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs at 3.2 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo for demanding workloads
  • 512 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory across 16 modules for large datasets
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 and pass-through
  • Twelve 3.5" 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives deliver high-capacity storage in 2U
  • X520/I350 quad-port card adds 2× 1 GbE and 2× 10 Gb SFP+ networking

Storage-Dense 2U Rack Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-intensive workloads. It ships with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays populated by 4TB 7.2K SATA hard drives. Dual Xeon Gold 6134 processors at 3.2GHz provide 16 total cores. The system includes 512GB of DDR4 2666MHz registered ECC memory across 16 modules.

Suited For High-Capacity SATA Arrays

This configuration fits software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure and service-provider deployments that prioritise raw capacity over flash speed. The PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with a 2GB cache. Buyers needing SSD or SAS media should look elsewhere because the installed drives are SATA hard disks only. The four-port X520/I350 network card offers two 1GbE and two 10Gb SFP+ connections.

Twelve 3.5-Inch SATA Drive Bays

The chassis provides twelve hot-swap 3.5-inch bays wired for SATA and SAS, all occupied by 4TB 7.2K RPM drives in this listing. Maximum memory capacity reaches 3TB across 24 DDR4 slots, leaving eight slots free for future expansion. Redundant 750W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management are included.

How it compares

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

Price $4,544.99
Pricier than about 74% 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 count8-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed3.2 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

What drive maintenance should I plan for with the twelve 4 TB 7.2 K SATA HDDs in the 3.5-inch bays?

The twelve 4 TB 7.2 K SATA drives are hot-swappable; a failed unit can be replaced without powering down the server.

Which component will hit its limit first during sustained heavy I/O on the PERC H730P with 2 GB cache?

The 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA backplane and the H730P controller set the sustained throughput ceiling for the twelve 4 TB drives.

How much heat and power will the dual 750 W Platinum PSUs draw when the Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs run at 3.7 GHz Turbo all day?

Each 750 W Platinum supply operates at high efficiency; redundant hot-swap design keeps the system running if one unit fails.

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