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Silver 2U rack server front with twelve 3.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Gold 6244 128GB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-EESB-6RMFW

A 12-bay 3.5" rack server with dual Xeon Gold 6244 CPUs at 3.6 GHz and 128 GB DDR4 memory, ready for custom storage

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed3.6 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6244 CPUs at 3.6 GHz for high compute throughput
  • 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualisation workloads
  • 12 LFF 3.5-inch drive bays give flexible storage capacity
  • PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache protects data integrity
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables remote management across the fleet

Dense storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF is a 2U rack server built around twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and dual Xeon Gold 6244 processors running at 3.6 GHz. With 128 GB of DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller already installed, it targets workloads that need high local capacity and hardware RAID protection.

Archive and backup workloads

Teams that need large SATA spindle arrays for cold data, backup targets or media repositories will find the bay count and controller a good fit. Buyers who want more storage than twelve 3.5-inch bays provide, or who require all-flash performance, should look at something else.

Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays

The chassis supports exactly twelve 3.5-inch SATA drives, and the PERC H730P manages them through hardware RAID. That bay count is the single constraint that determines whether this server matches your capacity plan.

How it compares

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

Price $1,563.99
Cheaper than about 58% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 128 GB.
Processor speed 3.6 GHz
Higher than about 95% 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 speed3.6 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage8,00
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 for sustained storage workloads?

The chassis supports up to 12 drive bays for 3.5-inch drives, allowing dense local storage capacity.

What is the combined power draw of the two installed 1100W power supplies under continuous operation?

Two 1100W power supplies provide redundant power delivery for the dual Xeon Gold 6244 processors and memory configuration.

Which DDR4 memory generation must I already have to expand the installed 128GB capacity?

Only DDR4 ECC Registered modules are compatible; other DDR generations will not fit or function in this server.

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