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Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-bay 3.5 inch rack server front view

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Gold 6244 512GB RAM No Drive

SKU CH-TAPY-9M715

A 12-bay 3.5" rack server with dual 3.6 GHz Xeon Gold 6244 CPUs, 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller, sold without drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed3.6 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6244 CPUs at 3.6 GHz power demanding workloads
  • 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory handles large datasets and virtualisation
  • 12 x 3.5 inch drive bays give massive storage capacity
  • PERC H730P RAID controller protects data with hardware acceleration
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote server management

12-Bay 3.5-Inch Rack Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server built around twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and a PERC H730P RAID controller. Two Xeon Gold 6244 processors run at 3.6 GHz with eight cores each and 24.75 MB cache. The system ships with 512 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and integrated graphics for remote management via iDRAC9 Enterprise. Dual 1100 W power supplies and a 10 GbE two-port 562T adapter are included.

Storage-Focused Workloads

This configuration suits organisations that need high-capacity SATA storage in a dense 2U form factor, such as backup repositories, archival libraries or software-defined storage clusters. Buyers who require installed drives, faster drive interfaces or more than twelve bays should evaluate alternative platforms. Systems needing GPU acceleration or specialised compute cards also fall outside this chassis design.

Twelve 3.5-Inch Drive Bays

The defining specification is the twelve 3.5-inch hot-plug bays backed by the H730P controller, which determines how many large-capacity SATA drives can be installed and what RAID levels are supported. Memory can scale to 3 TB and both processor sockets are populated, so storage density is the primary constraint for this build.

How it compares

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Price $3,378.99
Pricier than about 69% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher 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 RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage72,00
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-drive 3.5-inch chassis or a smaller bay count for my storage workload?

The 12LFF chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch bays; select it when you need maximum dense capacity, otherwise a lower bay count saves space and power.

What does the 3.6 GHz clock on the two Xeon Gold 6244 processors deliver in a live server?

Each Gold 6244 runs at 3.6 GHz with eight cores and 24.75 MB cache, so the pair gives sixteen high-frequency threads for latency-sensitive applications.

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

The H730P manages RAID over SATA, capping each drive to the SATA bus speed while the controller cache and twelve-bay backplane set the aggregate throughput ceiling.

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