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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 Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12-Core 256GB DDR4 12x 8TB H730P

SKU CH-PJRC-MNYJY

Dual Xeon Silver 4116 12-core CPUs, 256GB DDR4 ECC, 12x 8TB SATA drives and H730P RAID in a 2U rack chassis

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4116 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.1 GHz base
  • 256 GB DDR4 2400 MHz ECC memory supports heavy virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives supply high-density 3.5" storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus X520/I350 quad-port NIC gives remote management and 10 Gb SFP+ connectivity

Storage-Dense 2U Platform

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for capacity-heavy workloads. It ships with two Xeon Silver 4116 processors, 256GB of DDR4 memory, a PERC H730P controller and twelve 8TB 3.5" SATA hard drives. Dual 750W platinum power supplies, iDRAC9 Enterprise, quad-port networking and rails are included.

Fit for Scale-Out Storage

This configuration suits software-defined storage clusters, virtual desktop infrastructure and service-provider environments that prioritise raw capacity and dual-socket compute in a compact form factor. Buyers who require solid-state media or SAS-attached flash should evaluate other platforms. The installed SATA hard drives deliver sequential throughput suited to bulk data, not low-latency transactional I/O.

Twelve-Bay 3.5" Chassis

The defining specification is the twelve 3.5-inch drive bays populated with 7.2K RPM SATA drives behind a hardware RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This bay count and controller combination determines whether the platform matches the storage density and redundancy profile your deployment demands.

How it compares

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

Price $3,938.99
Pricier than about 72% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $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 count12-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 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
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 comes in the box and do I need to buy drives or rails separately?

The server ships with two Xeon Silver 4116 processors, 256GB DDR4 ECC memory, a PERC H730P controller with battery, twelve 8TB 3.5" SATA hard drives, an Intel X520/I350 quad-port network card, iDRAC9 Enterprise, dual 750W platinum power supplies, ready rails and a front bezel.

Should I choose the 12-bay 3.5" model or a different chassis for my workload?

This 2U chassis holds twelve 3.5" drives and maxes out at two processors; select it when you need high capacity SATA storage in a compact rack footprint.

What does the 2.1GHz base clock mean for real-world performance once the server is running?

Each of the two 12-core CPUs runs at 2.10GHz base and can turbo to 3.0GHz, delivering 24 total cores for virtualization or storage tasks.

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