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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Platinum 8268 384GB DDR4 No Drive Server

SKU CH-6S86-PKV9B

A 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server with dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8268 CPUs at 2.9 GHz, 384GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller, dual 1100W supplies.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM384 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.9 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8268 CPUs at 2.9 GHz deliver massive parallel compute
  • 384 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large in-memory workloads
  • 12-bay 3.5" LFF chassis provides high-density local storage capacity
  • PERC H730P RAID controller enables hardware-accelerated data protection
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence allows full remote server management

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-Bay Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server fitted with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays. Two Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 processors run at 2.9 GHz with 24 cores each. The system includes 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller.

Suits storage-heavy workloads needing dense

This configuration serves databases, backup targets and virtualisation hosts that benefit from high core counts and large memory. Buyers who need flash-optimised bays or GPU acceleration should look elsewhere because the chassis provides only SATA backplane connectivity and integrated graphics.

Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays define the storage

The R740xd chassis supports up to twelve large-form-factor drives on a SATA interface. Maximum memory capacity reaches 3 TB across the available DIMM slots. Dual 1100 W power supplies and an iDRAC9 Enterprise licence complete the platform.

How it compares

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

Price $2,454.99
Pricier than about 59% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 384 GB
Higher than about 75% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.9 GHz
Higher than about 88% 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 speed2.9 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM384 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage16,00
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

What 3.5-inch drives must I already own to populate the 12 LFF bays?

The chassis provides 12 3.5-inch SATA bays; any SATA HDD or SSD in that form factor will connect directly to the PERC H730P controller.

How do the 2.9 GHz Xeon Platinum 8268 CPUs share a chassis with older DDR4-based servers?

Both processor families use the same socket and DDR4 ECC registered memory, so the R740xd can sit alongside earlier Xeon servers without changing DIMM type.

How can I confirm the iDRAC9 Enterprise licence is active after setup?

Open the iDRAC web interface; the dashboard shows Enterprise features such as virtual console and remote firmware update enabled.

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