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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4114 128GB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-HQ4E-17T0E

A 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server with dual Xeon Silver 4114 processors at 2.2 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.2 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4114 processors provide 10 cores each at 2.2 GHz
  • 128 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large workloads
  • 12-bay 3.5" chassis allows high-capacity SATA storage
  • PERC H730P RAID controller manages drive arrays
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote management

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF Server

This Dell PowerEdge R740xd rack server is a dual-processor system built for storage-dense workloads. It arrives with two Intel Xeon Silver 4114 processors running at 2.2GHz and 128GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory installed.

Suits storage-heavy deployments; not for GPU compute

The 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis supports up to 24TB of raw SATA capacity via the PERC H730P RAID controller, making it a fit for backup, archiving or software-defined storage clusters. Buyers who need GPU-accelerated compute or populated drives out of the box should look elsewhere because the unit ships without drives and the front plane is SATA-only.

12-bay 3.5-inch SATA front plane

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch drive bays wired to a SATA backplane and the PERC H730P controller; if your dataset demands more bays or a different interface this chassis will not meet the requirement.

How it compares

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

Price $1,361.99
Cheaper than about 63% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 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 RAM128 GB
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

How do I mount the 12-bay 3.5" chassis in a standard rack?

Use the optional rail kit to secure the 36 x 24 x 10 in chassis; the step often missed is aligning the rear cable-management arms before tightening the front screws.

Which components will need replacement first during long-term operation?

The two 1100 W power supplies and the PERC H730P RAID controller are the primary field-replaceable units; DDR4 memory and the Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs are not hot-swappable.

What thermal limit appears first when the 12 drive bays run sustained workloads?

The dual 1100 W power supplies set the power envelope; if aggregate draw approaches their rating, the iDRAC9 Enterprise license will throttle the 2.2 GHz Xeon Silver 4114 processors to protect the chassis.

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