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Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server silver front bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Gold 6126 64GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-7H1M-9KFNE

A 12-bay 3.5" rack server with dual Xeon Gold 6126 processors at 2.6GHz, 64GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller, 10GbE networking, dual 1100W supplies and iDRAC9 remote management.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.6 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6126 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.6GHz
  • 64GB DDR4 ECC memory supports demanding virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P RAID controller manages up to 12 drive bays
  • 10GbE 562T dual-port adapter provides high-throughput networking
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote server management

Rack server with twelve 3.5-inch bays

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server that holds up to twelve 3.5-inch drives. It ships with two Xeon Gold 6126 processors at 2.6 GHz and 64 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. No drives are installed, so you add the exact capacity and type you need.

Suits storage-heavy workloads, not GPU compute

This chassis targets workloads that demand dense local storage such as backup targets, video surveillance archives or software-defined storage clusters. Buyers who need GPU acceleration for AI training or rendering should look at a different platform because only integrated graphics are present.

Twelve 3.5-inch bays define the storage ceiling

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch backplane paired with the PERC H730P controller. If your dataset fits in that bay count and you can supply the drives, the server is ready; if you need more bays or 2.5-inch density, this model will not work.

How it compares

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

Price $1,131.99
Cheaper than about 70% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% 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 RAM64 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

Should I choose the 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis or a smaller bay count?

The 12LFF chassis holds up to twelve 3.5-inch drives, giving maximum internal capacity for bulk storage workloads.

What does the 2.6 GHz Xeon Gold 6126 frequency deliver in this dual-socket server?

Two Xeon Gold 6126 processors run at 2.6 GHz with twelve cores each, providing 24 total cores for multi-threaded applications.

How does the PERC H730P controller and SATA interface limit drive performance?

The PERC H730P manages RAID over SATA, capping each drive to the SATA bus speed while providing hardware RAID acceleration.

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