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Black 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays front panel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Gold 6246R 64GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-BRBM-2S70A

A 12-bay 3.5" rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6246R CPUs at 3.4 GHz, 64 GB DDR4, PERC H730P RAID controller and iDRAC9 Enterprise, sold without drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed3.4 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6246R CPUs provide 16 cores each at 3.4 GHz
  • 12 LFF drive bays support high-capacity 3.5" SATA storage
  • 64 GB DDR4 ECC memory installed for data integrity
  • PERC H730P RAID controller enables flexible array configurations
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise license allows full remote server management

Dense Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, dual Xeon Gold 6246R processors running at 3.4 GHz and 64 GB of DDR4 ECC memory. It targets organisations that need high local capacity for backups, archives or software-defined storage clusters. The PERC H730P controller and dual 1100 W supplies complete the platform.

Fit and Gaps

This chassis suits teams building dense SATA arrays who can populate drives themselves and rely on integrated graphics for management. Buyers who need more than two sockets, additional PCIe slots beyond the riser layout, or factory-installed drives should evaluate other form factors. The fixed 64 GB memory may also limit very large in-memory workloads.

Deciding Specification

The twelve 3.5-inch bays define the storage ceiling; each bay accepts a SATA drive so raw capacity scales directly with the number of disks installed. If the project requires fewer bays or 2.5-inch media, a different chassis will be more efficient.

How it compares

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

Price $2,174.99
Pricier than about 54% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 3.4 GHz
Higher than about 94% 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 speed3.4 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM64 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage2,00
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 bay count for my storage needs?

The 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis supports up to twelve large-form-factor drives, giving maximum raw capacity in a 2U rack space.

What does the 3.4 GHz clock speed on the two Xeon Gold 6246R processors deliver in a live workload?

Two 16-core Xeon Gold 6246R CPUs at 3.4 GHz provide high single-thread speed and 35.75 MB cache per socket, suited for virtualization hosts, database nodes or compute clusters.

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

The PERC H730P RAID controller manages SATA drives with hardware RAID levels, caching and battery-backed write cache, capping throughput at the SATA link speed.

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