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DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Bronze 3204 768GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-BH0P-S3TZA

A 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server with dual Xeon Bronze 3204 CPUs at 1.9GHz, 768GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller, sold without drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed1.9 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Bronze 3204 CPUs deliver 12 cores for parallel workloads
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large datasets and virtualisation
  • PERC H730P RAID controller protects data with hardware redundancy
  • 12-bay 3.5" chassis provides high-capacity storage expansion
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables remote server management and monitoring

12-Bay 3.5" Chassis for Dense Storage

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server built around a twelve-bay 3.5-inch chassis. It arrives with two Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 processors running at 1.9GHz and 768GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The PERC H730P RAID controller and dual 1100W power supplies are installed, while drive bays remain empty for custom population.

Suits Capacity-First Workloads.

This configuration fits buyers who need maximum drive slots in a 2U form factor for archival, backup or software-defined storage clusters. The Bronze 3204 CPUs provide only six cores each at a low clock speed, so the system is not for buyers who want high single-thread performance, heavy virtualization density or GPU-accelerated compute.

12-Bay 3.5-Inch Limit Decides Fit

The defining constraint is the twelve 3.5-inch drive bays paired with the PERC H730P controller; they set the raw capacity ceiling and RAID options available. If the workload demands more bays, 2.5-inch density or a different controller feature set, this chassis cannot meet that requirement.

How it compares

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

Price $4,696.99
Pricier than about 75% 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 1.9 GHz
Lower than about 94% 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 speed1.9 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

How many 3.5 inch drive bays does the R740xd chassis support?

The chassis supports up to 12 drive bays for 3.5 inch drives.

What does the 1.9 GHz clock speed on the two Xeon Bronze 3204 processors mean for actual workloads?

Each processor runs six cores at 1.9 GHz with 8.25 MB cache, giving 12 total cores for parallel tasks.

How does the PERC H730P controller limit the SATA drives I can use?

The PERC H730P manages RAID across the SATA interface, so drive performance is bound by the SATA link and the controller's RAID logic.

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