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Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server front view

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Gold 6126 32GB DDR4 No Drive Server

SKU CH-96F3-FX70B

A 12-bay 3.5" rack server with dual Xeon Gold 6126 CPUs at 2.6 GHz, 32 GB DDR4, PERC H730P RAID and iDRAC9 Enterprise, drives not included

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM32 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.6 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6126 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.6GHz for heavy workloads
  • 12 x 3.5" drive bays support massive SATA storage capacity
  • PERC H730P RAID controller provides hardware data protection
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise license enables full remote server management
  • 32GB DDR4 ECC memory installed with room to grow to 3TB

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF dual Xeon server

This Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server system built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6126 processors running at 2.6GHz and 32GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch drive bays ready for SATA hard drives. A PERC H730P RAID controller manages the storage array.

Suits buyers needing high drive-count capacity

Organisations running databases, virtualisation clusters or backup targets that benefit from twelve hot-swap bays will find the platform a direct fit. The dual-processor layout and 3TB maximum memory ceiling support heavy multi-threaded applications. Buyers who need GPU compute acceleration or more than two sockets should evaluate other platforms.

Twelve 3.5-inch SATA bays with PERC H730P RAID

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch backplane paired with the PERC H730P controller. It defines how many spinning drives you can install and which RAID levels are hardware-accelerated. Confirm your workload matches that drive count and SATA interface before committing.

How it compares

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Price $1,127.99
Cheaper than about 70% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 32 GB
Lower than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.6 GHz
Higher than about 80% 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 speed2.6 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM32 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage2,00
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 much power do the dual 1100W supplies draw when the R740xd runs continuously under load?

Each supply is rated at 1100W; the pair provides redundancy so the system keeps running if one unit fails.

Which drive caddies and SATA cables are required to populate the 12 3.5-inch bays?

The chassis accepts standard Dell 3.5-inch caddies; drives connect to the PERC H730P controller via SATA.

Will the PERC H730P controller recognise older SATA drives I already own?

The H730P supports SATA drives, so existing 3.5-inch SATA disks can be added to the 12-bay backplane.

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