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Silver rack-mount server chassis with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and dual processors

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Gold 5120 768GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-C033-48Z9N

A 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server with dual Xeon Gold 5120 CPUs at 2.2 GHz, 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller and 10 GbE networking, sold without drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.2 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual 14-core Xeon Gold 5120 CPUs deliver high multi-thread throughput
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large in-memory workloads
  • 12 x 3.5" drive bays give dense local storage capacity
  • PERC H730P RAID controller provides hardware data protection
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables full remote server management

12-Bay 3.5-Inch Rack Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd chassis holds twelve 3.5-inch drive bays in a 2U rack-mount form factor. Dual Xeon Gold 5120 processors run at 2.2 GHz with fourteen cores each. The system ships with 768 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory installed. No drives are included so storage can be tailored to the workload.

Suits dense storage builds; not for GPU compute

This configuration targets workloads that need high local capacity such as software-defined storage, backup targets or archival repositories. The integrated graphics and lack of PCIe accelerator support make it unsuitable for GPU-accelerated analytics or virtual desktop infrastructure. Buyers who require hardware-accelerated transcoding or AI inference should look at platforms with dedicated accelerator slots.

Dual 1100 W power supplies set power budget

Two 1100 W units provide redundant power for the processors, memory and a full complement of drives. The installed PERC H730P controller manages RAID across the twelve SATA bays. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 Enterprise. The 10 GbE dual-port 562T adapter supplies high-speed network connectivity.

How it compares

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

Price $3,627.99
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 2.2 GHz
Lower than about 60% 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 speed2.2 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage60,00
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 provides twelve 3.5-inch bays for SATA hard drives or SSDs.

What rack depth is required to mount the 36-inch-deep server?

A standard four-post rack with at least 36 inches of usable depth is needed; the rail kit is available on request.

How is the PERC H730P controller configured for the first array?

Enter the controller BIOS during POST, create a virtual disk across the installed drives, then initialise it before installing the OS.

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