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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Bronze 3104 768GB DDR4

SKU CH-VC75-0JZZQ

A 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server with dual Xeon Bronze 3104 CPUs at 1.7GHz and 768GB DDR4, ready for high-capacity storage arrays

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed1.7 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • 12 x 3.5" drive bays for high-capacity storage
  • Dual Xeon Bronze 3104 CPUs at 1.7 GHz for multi-threaded workloads
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory for large in-memory datasets
  • PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache for data protection
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management for lights-out administration

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-Bay Server

This Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server designed for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 processors running at 1.7GHz and 768GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The chassis supports up to twelve 3.5-inch SATA drives and includes a PERC H730P RAID controller. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 with an Enterprise license.

Suited For High-Capacity Storage Nodes

This configuration fits organisations building local backup targets, media archives, or object-store clusters that need many drive bays in a compact rack footprint. The dual-socket layout and large memory pool also support virtualisation hosts with modest CPU demands. Buyers who want faster single-thread performance or GPU-accelerated compute should look at alternative platforms.

12x 3.5-Inch Drive Bays Decide Fit

The defining specification is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch chassis, which sets the raw storage ceiling for the system. If your dataset requires more bays or a different form factor, this server will not meet the requirement. The installed PERC H730P controller manages the attached SATA volumes, while the 768GB DDR4 capacity covers most memory-intensive storage services.

How it compares

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Price $3,611.99
Pricier than about 70% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 1.7 GHz
Lower than about 98% of the 9,950 comparable items (median 2.3 GHz).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameRack Mount
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor speed1.7 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage6,00
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

What chassis and drive-bay count does the R740xd need to accept twelve 3.5-inch drives?

The server uses the 12LFF chassis that provides twelve 3.5-inch bays for SATA hard drives.

Can the PERC H730P RAID controller manage the existing 10 GbE 562T adapter for storage traffic?

The H730P handles RAID across the twelve SATA bays while the 562T adapter provides two 10 GbE network ports for data access.

How do I confirm both Xeon Bronze 3104 processors and all 768 GB of DDR4 ECC memory are detected after power-on?

Check the iDRAC9 Enterprise interface or the BIOS POST screen; both will list two CPUs at 1.7 GHz and 768 GB of registered DDR4.

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