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Silver 2U rack chassis with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays front panel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 1TB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-VTBX-MEXJN

A 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server with dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs at 2.1 GHz, 1 TB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM1 TB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs deliver 24 cores each for heavy compute
  • 1TB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large virtualisation workloads
  • 12 x 3.5" drive bays with PERC H730P RAID controller enable high-capacity storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence provides full remote management and monitoring
  • Dual 1100W power supplies and 10Gb 562T network adapter ensure resilient connectivity

High-density 12-bay storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF chassis supports up to twelve 3.5-inch SATA drives for local capacity scaling. Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 processors deliver 24 cores per CPU at 2.1GHz with 33MB cache each. One terabyte of DDR4 ECC registered memory is installed and the platform can expand to 3TB total.

Capacity headroom and limits

Twelve drive bays provide substantial raw storage headroom for archival, backup or software-defined storage workloads. The PERC H730P RAID controller manages redundancy across the array. Memory headroom reaches 3TB for in-memory databases or virtualisation density. No drives ship with the unit so usable capacity starts at zero.

Build integration requirements

The 2U rack form factor (36 x 24 x 10 in) fits standard cabinets and includes dual 1100W supplies for redundancy. A 10GbE 2-port 562T adapter handles high-throughput networking. iDRAC9 Enterprise enables remote lifecycle management without a local console. Integrated graphics cover basic display needs; no discrete GPU is present.

How it compares

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

Price $4,297.99
Pricier than about 73% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 1 TB
Higher than about 91% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.1 GHz
Lower than about 70% 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 speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM1 TB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage6,00
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

Will the 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis and SATA interface accept the mechanical drives I already own?

Yes, the twelve 3.5-inch bays connect through the SATA backplane and the PERC H730P controller, so existing SATA hard drives can be installed directly.

How can I confirm the dual Xeon Platinum 8160 processors and 1 TB of DDR4 are recognised after first boot?

Open the iDRAC9 Enterprise web interface or enter the BIOS; both will show two CPUs at 2.1 GHz with 24 cores each and 1 TB of DDR4 ECC registered memory.

Which components ship inside the box and which must be ordered separately?

The server arrives with two Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, 1 TB DDR4, PERC H730P RAID controller, dual 1100 W power supplies and the 10 GbE 562T adapter; drive carriers are present but no hard drives are included.

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