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Silver rack-mount server chassis with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays visible at the front

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Gold 6140 768GB DDR4

SKU CH-RY6P-XDA9R

A 12-bay 3.5" rack server with two Xeon Gold 6140 processors at 2.3GHz, 768GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.3 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6140 processors deliver 36 total cores for heavy workloads
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large-scale virtualization and databases
  • 12 x 3.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730P RAID controller provide flexible storage capacity
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables comprehensive remote server management
  • Dual 1100 W power supplies and 10 GbE 562T adapter ensure high availability networking

Configuration summary

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon Gold 6140 processors running at 2.3 GHz and 768 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. It provides twelve 3.5-inch drive bays wired to a PERC H730P RAID controller and includes dual 1100 W power supplies with iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management.

Who this suits and who it does not

This platform suits organisations that need dense 3.5-inch storage capacity with dual-socket compute in a standard rack footprint. It does not suit buyers who need more than twelve drive bays, who require a different drive form factor, or who need GPU acceleration beyond the integrated graphics.

Deciding specification

The twelve 3.5-inch bays and the PERC H730P controller define the storage ceiling; verify that the bay count and RAID engine match your capacity and redundancy plan before ordering.

How it compares

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

Price $3,285.99
Pricier than about 68% 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 2.3 GHz
Typical for this category: the median of 9,950 items is 2.3 GHz.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameRack Mount
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor speed2.3 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage12,00
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 drive configuration?

The 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis provides room for up to twelve SATA hard drives, which is the maximum this R740xd model supports.

What does the 2.3 GHz figure mean for actual workload performance?

Two Xeon Gold 6140 processors each run at 2.3 GHz with 18 cores, giving 36 cores total for multi-threaded applications and virtualisation.

How does the PERC H730P controller affect the SATA drive interface?

The PERC H730P manages the twelve SATA bays in hardware RAID, presenting logical volumes to the operating system instead of individual drives.

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