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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Gold 6244 32GB DDR4

SKU CH-G502-ZFKFC

12-bay 3.5-inch rack server with dual 3.6 GHz Xeon Gold 6244 CPUs, 32 GB DDR4, PERC H730P controller and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM32 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed3.6 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6244 CPUs at 3.6 GHz deliver 16 high-performance cores
  • 12 LFF 3.5" drive bays provide dense local storage capacity
  • PERC H730P RAID controller enables hardware-accelerated array protection
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence allows full remote server management
  • Redundant 1100 W power supplies maintain uptime during failures

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-Bay Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server system built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6244 processors running at 3.6 GHz and 32 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and a PERC H730P RAID controller. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 with an Enterprise licence.

Suited for High-Capacity Storage Arrays

This server suits organisations that need a high bay count for large SATA hard drives in a compact rack footprint. The dual-socket design delivers sixteen cores for virtualisation or database tasks. Buyers who require more than twelve drive bays, 2.5-inch drive support, or a different processor generation should evaluate alternative platforms.

Twelve 3.5-Inch Drive Bays Define Capacity

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch drive bay layout paired with the PERC H730P controller. It sets the maximum number of spinning disks and the RAID levels available. Confirm that the bay count and 3.5-inch form factor match the storage design before purchase.

How it compares

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

Price $1,241.99
Cheaper than about 66% 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 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 RAM32 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage96,00
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 do I install the 12 x 3.5" drives in the R740xd and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into the front hot-swap bays until the latch clicks; the step often missed is creating the virtual disk in the PERC H730P BIOS before the OS sees any volume.

What maintenance will the PERC H730P RAID controller and its cache need later?

The H730P uses a flash-backed write cache that replaces legacy batteries; monitor iDRAC9 alerts for cache health and replace the module only if a fault is reported.

What limit appears first when both Xeon Gold 6244 CPUs run at 3.6 GHz under sustained load?

The dual 1100 W power supplies set the thermal and current ceiling; prolonged 100 % CPU utilisation can throttle clocks before memory or drive bandwidth saturates.

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