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Silver rack server chassis with twelve front drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4114 1.5TB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-BY3Q-0RZ49

A 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server with dual Xeon Silver 4114 processors at 2.2GHz, 1.5TB DDR4 memory and a PERC H730P controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM1.5 TB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.2 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • 12 x 3.5" drive bays for high-capacity SATA storage
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4114 processors at 2.2GHz
  • 5TB DDR4 ECC registered memory installed
  • PERC H730P RAID controller with 2GB cache
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management included

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-Bay Rack Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mounted server system built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4114 processors running at 2.2GHz and 1.5TB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and a PERC H730P RAID controller. No drives are installed.

Suited for high-capacity storage clusters.

This configuration suits organisations building high-capacity storage clusters, backup repositories or software-defined storage nodes where drive count and memory capacity matter. The integrated graphics and lack of installed drives mean it does not serve workloads needing GPU acceleration or ready-to-run boot volumes. Buyers who need GPU compute or pre-populated arrays should look at something else.

Twelve 3.5-inch bays define the storage ceiling

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch drive bay limit. It sets the maximum number of spinning disks or SATA SSDs the server can hold without external enclosures. If the planned dataset needs more than twelve bays, this chassis cannot accommodate it.

How it compares

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

Price $5,891.99
Pricier than about 80% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 1.5 TB
Higher than about 93% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.2 GHz
Lower than about 60% 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 speed2.2 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM1.5 TB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage24,00
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 rack depth is needed for the 36 x 24 x 10 in chassis?

The server is 36 inches deep, so a rack with at least 36 inches of usable depth is required for the rails and cable clearance.

Which drive bays and controller are used when installing 3.5 in SATA drives?

The chassis provides 12 large-form-factor bays and the PERC H730P RAID controller manages the SATA drives installed in those bays.

What memory type and maximum capacity should be planned for future upgrades?

The system uses DDR4 ECC registered modules and supports up to 3 TB total across all slots.

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