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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12 Bay 3.5" 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 8 Core 256GB DDR4 H730P

SKU CH-433E-AFFRR

A 2U rack server with dual 3.2 GHz 8-core Xeon Gold 6134 processors, 256 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller and twelve 3.5-inch drive bays

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs deliver 8 cores each at 3.2 GHz base clock
  • 256 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory supports up to 3 TB total capacity
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with 2 GB cache
  • 12 hot-swap 3.5" drive bays plus quad-port 1 GbE and 10 Gb SFP+ networking
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management with redundant 750 W platinum power supplies

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12 Bay 3.5" 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server designed for storage-intensive workloads. It houses two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors running at 3.2 GHz with eight cores each. The system includes 256 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots. A PERC H730P controller manages up to twelve 3.5-inch SATA or SAS drive trays.

Suited for Software-Defined Storage.

Organisations deploying virtual desktop infrastructure or software-defined storage clusters will benefit from the dense drive count and dual-socket performance. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, single-socket economy or a smaller rack footprint should evaluate alternative platforms. The quad-port network card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections for flexible fabric integration.

Storage Capacity Decided by Twelve 3.5-Inch Trays

The chassis provides twelve hot-swap 3.5-inch trays for SATA or SAS hard drives; no drives are installed. Maximum raw capacity depends entirely on the drives you populate. The PERC H730P supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with a 2 GB backed cache. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise complete the platform.

How it compares

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

Price $1,878.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $1,910.99.
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% 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 RAM256 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA/SAS
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 often will the PERC H730P controller battery need replacement?

The PERC H730P includes a 2 GB battery-backed write cache; plan to swap the battery module every three to five years to keep write-back caching active.

What limits sustained throughput on the storage controller?

The H730P caps at 12 Gb/s per SAS lane, so the controller bandwidth becomes the bottleneck before the 3.5" drive trays do.

How loud and hot does the server run with both 750 W platinum PSUs loaded all day?

Dual 750 W platinum supplies and redundant fans keep inlet temperatures within spec, but expect noticeable fan noise in a quiet office.

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