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DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Gold 6226R 32GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-BRYC-HAMMK

A 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server with two Xeon Gold 6226R CPUs, 32 GB DDR4, PERC H730P RAID and iDRAC9 Enterprise, sold without drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM32 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.9 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • 12 × 3.5" drive bays for high-density storage
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6226R CPUs at 2.9 GHz deliver 32 total cores
  • 32 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory installed
  • PERC H730P RAID controller manages up to 12 drives
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise license enables full remote management

12-bay 3.5-inch rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server system built around two Intel Xeon Gold 6226R processors running at 2.9 GHz. It ships with 32 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller. Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays provide high-density local storage capacity for data-intensive workloads.

Suits virtualisation and storage clusters

This configuration fits organisations that need dual-socket compute with dense 3.5-inch drive bays for virtualisation hosts, software-defined storage nodes or backup targets. The integrated iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote management. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, single-socket density or 2.5-inch bay layouts should evaluate other platforms.

Dual Xeon Gold 6226R 16-core CPUs

The decisive specification is the pair of 16-core Xeon Gold 6226R processors, delivering 32 cores and 22 MB cache per chip at 2.9 GHz. This CPU choice sets the performance ceiling for multi-threaded applications and determines licensing costs for per-core software. Verify that the core count and clock speed match your workload requirements before purchase.

How it compares

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

Price $1,941.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $1,910.99.
Installed RAM 32 GB
Lower than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.9 GHz
Higher than about 88% 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 speed2.9 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM32 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

How much power do the dual 1100W supplies draw when the R740xd runs continuously under load?

The server ships with two 1100W power supplies; actual draw depends on the drives and workload you install, so plan for up to the rated capacity per supply.

Which drive caddies and SATA cables must I supply to populate the 12 3.5-inch bays?

The chassis provides 12 3.5-inch bays and a PERC H730P controller with SATA support; you must supply compatible 3.5-inch drive caddies and SATA drives.

Will the PERC H730P RAID controller recognise the SATA SSDs I already use in older PowerEdge servers?

The H730P supports SATA SSDs; create a new virtual disk on the controller to use your existing drives in this R740xd.

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