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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon 5118 1.5TB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-37CA-THJA2

12-bay 3.5-inch rack server with dual Xeon 5118 2.3GHz CPUs and 1.5TB DDR4 memory

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM1.5 TB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.3 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon 5118 processors deliver 24 cores at 2.3 GHz
  • 5 TB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualisation workloads
  • 12 front 3.5" drive bays with PERC H730P RAID controller
  • Dual 1100 W power supplies and 10 GbE 562T adapter for redundancy
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables full remote lifecycle management

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF Server

This Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage density. It ships with two Intel Xeon 5118 processors running at 2.3GHz and 1.5TB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The chassis supports up to twelve 3.5-inch SATA drive bays, though drives are not included. A PERC H730P RAID controller and dual 1100W power supplies are installed.

Suited for high-capacity storage workloads

This configuration suits organisations building on-premise backup targets, software-defined storage nodes or media archives that need many drive slots in a compact rack footprint. The installed 1.5TB of memory also supports virtualisation clusters with high consolidation ratios. Buyers who want a general-purpose compute node with fewer drive bays or a smaller memory footprint should look at a different chassis.

The twelve 3.5-inch drive bay chassis

The defining specification is the twelve 3.5-inch drive bay chassis. It determines the maximum raw storage capacity and the physical space the server occupies in the rack. If the deployment requires more than twelve bays or a 2.5-inch form factor for higher spindle count, this server will not fit the requirement.

How it compares

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

Price $5,895.99
Pricier than about 80% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 1.5 TB
Higher than about 93% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.3 GHz
Typical for this category: the median of 9,950 items is 2.3 GHz.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameRack Mount
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor speed2.3 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM1.5 TB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage48,00
Disk controllerDell PERC H730P Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Graphics
Graphics chipIntegrated Graphics
Size & build
Product dimensions36 × 24 × 10 in
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 - Enterprise License

Questions about this item

Should I choose the 12LFF chassis or a smaller bay count for this R740xd?

The 12LFF chassis supports up to 12 drive bays for 3.5 inch SATA drives, giving you the maximum internal storage density in this 2U form factor.

What does the 2.3 GHz Xeon 5118 speed mean when both CPUs are under load?

Each Xeon 5118 Gold runs at 2.3 GHz base frequency with 12 cores and 16.5 MB cache, so the dual-socket configuration delivers 24 cores total for parallel workloads.

How does the PERC H730P controller cap the SATA drive performance?

The PERC H730P RAID controller manages the SATA interface for up to 12 drives, providing hardware RAID acceleration and cache protection for the installed drive bays.

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