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Dell PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 12-bay 3.5 inch front silver front bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4214 128GB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-XQX7-0XAV9

A 12-bay 3.5" rack server with dual Xeon Silver 4214 CPUs at 2.2GHz, 128GB DDR4, PERC H730P controller and iDRAC9 Enterprise

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.2 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4214 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.2GHz
  • 128GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports demanding workloads
  • 12 x 3.5" drive bays with PERC H730P RAID controller
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote management
  • Dual 1100W power supplies provide redundancy

Dense 12-bay rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF packs twelve 3.5-inch drive bays into a 2U chassis. Dual Xeon Silver 4214 processors at 2.2 GHz and 128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory give it the compute and memory base for virtualisation clusters or storage-heavy workloads.

Storage headroom and compute limits

Twelve bays let you scale raw capacity from a few terabytes to the full 48 TB the supplier highlights, while the PERC H730P controller manages RAID across them. CPU sockets are already maxed at two, and memory can grow to 3 TB when the current 128 GB ceiling is reached.

Build integration and remote control

Dual 1100 W supplies and a 10 GbE 562T adapter are installed, so the server only needs drives and rails to enter production. The iDRAC9 Enterprise licence provides full out-of-band management without extra licensing steps.

How it compares

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Price $1,384.99
Cheaper than about 62% 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 storage48,00
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 my existing SATA drives work in the 12 x 3.5" bays of this R740xd?

Yes, the chassis accepts twelve 3.5-inch SATA drives and the PERC H730P controller manages them in hardware RAID.

How can I confirm the 2 x Xeon Silver 4214 CPUs and 128 GB DDR4 are detected after power-on?

Open the iDRAC9 Enterprise interface or watch the POST screen; both show each 12-core 2.2 GHz processor and the full 128 GB of registered ECC memory.

Does the server ship with drive trays and rails, or must I order them separately?

Two 1100 W power supplies, the PERC H730P card and a 10 GbE 562T dual-port adapter are installed; drive trays and rail kit are not included and must be purchased separately.

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