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Silver rack server chassis with twelve 3.5 inch drive bays front panel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4216 384GB DDR4 No Drive rack server

SKU CH-MPH5-XK1N8

A 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server with dual Xeon Silver 4216 processors, 384 GB DDR4 memory, PERC H730P RAID controller and dual 1100 W power supplies, supplied without drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM384 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • 12 x 3.5″ drive bays provide high-density local storage
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4216 processors at 2.1 GHz handle parallel workloads
  • 384 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large in-memory datasets
  • PERC H730P RAID controller protects data with hardware redundancy
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote server management

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-Bay Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Silver 4216 processors running at 2.1 GHz. It ships with 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller supporting up to twelve 3.5-inch SATA drive bays. Remote management is provided by iDRAC9 with an Enterprise licence, and dual 1100 W power supplies are installed.

Suited for dense storage workloads.

This configuration suits buyers who need a high-capacity 12-bay chassis for large SATA arrays and want to select their own drives. It is not for buyers who want drives included, who require more than two processors, or who need a smaller form factor than the 36 x 24 x 10 inch rackmount design.

12 x 3.5-inch SATA drive bays define capacity

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch SATA drive bays connected to the PERC H730P controller. Buyers must populate these bays with compatible SATA drives to create the storage volume their workload requires.

How it compares

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

Price $2,267.99
Pricier than about 56% 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 2.1 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 RAM384 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage120,00
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 install drives in the 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis, and which step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a bay until the latch clicks; the step often missed is creating the virtual disk in the PERC H730P BIOS before the OS sees any volume.

What maintenance will the PERC H730P RAID controller and its cache need later?

The controller uses a battery-backed cache module that typically requires replacement every three to five years to keep write-back caching active.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both Xeon Silver 4216 CPUs run at full load continuously?

The dual 1100 W power supplies set the ceiling; sustained 100 % CPU load can draw close to the combined rating, so power headroom is the first constraint.

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