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Dell PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server chassis with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, silver front bezel, black metal body

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 768GB RAM No Drive

SKU CH-H75D-5Y0A8

Dense 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server with dual Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, 768 GB DDR4 memory and PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs deliver 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports memory-intensive workloads
  • 12 large-form-factor drive bays provide high-capacity storage flexibility
  • PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache accelerates data protection
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote server management

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-Bay Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server equipped with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, two Xeon Platinum 8160 processors running at 2.1GHz and 768GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. A PERC H730P RAID controller and dual 1100W power supplies are installed, while the iDRAC9 Enterprise licence provides full remote management.

Suits storage-heavy workloads, not GPU compute

This configuration targets buyers who need dense local storage capacity for backup targets, software-defined storage clusters or archive repositories. It is not suited to workloads that require dedicated GPU acceleration, additional CPU sockets beyond the two installed, or memory capacities above the 3TB maximum supported by the platform.

Twelve 3.5-inch bays define storage scale

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch chassis, which sets the upper limit for raw drive count and therefore total spinning-disk capacity. Buyers needing more drive slots must choose a different chassis, while those needing fewer bays can populate only the slots required.

How it compares

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Price $3,366.99
Pricier than about 68% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% 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 RAM768 GB
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

How much power do the twin Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs and 768 GB of DDR4 draw when the R740xd runs 24/7?

Two Xeon Platinum 8160 processors at 2.1 GHz plus 768 GB DDR4 are fed by dual 1100 W supplies; actual draw depends on workload and the drives you add.

Which drives and caddies must I supply myself to populate the twelve 3.5-inch bays?

The chassis accepts twelve 3.5-inch SATA drives; no drives or caddies are installed, so you provide both.

Will my existing PERC H730P RAID configuration import cleanly into this server's controller?

The included PERC H730P controller uses the same firmware baseline, so foreign-config import is supported for H730P arrays.

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