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Silver 2U rack server, twelve 3.5-inch drive bays front, black matte finish

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4216 768GB DDR4 No Drive rack server

SKU CH-0SD8-0Q48J

A 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server with dual Xeon Silver 4216 CPUs, 768GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller, sold without drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • 12 x 3.5" drive bays support high-capacity storage builds
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4216 processors at 2.1 GHz provide 16 cores each
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory handles memory-intensive applications
  • PERC H730P RAID controller manages redundant arrays
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote management

PowerEdge R740xd 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis

This Dell PowerEdge R740xd server arrives new in a 12-bay 3.5-inch rackmount chassis. Two Xeon Silver 4216 processors each run at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores and 22 MB cache. The system includes 768 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller. No drives are installed and the unit ships with dual 1100 W power supplies.

Suited for dense storage workloads.

The 12 large-form-factor bays make this platform a fit for backup, archive or software-defined storage clusters that need high capacity per rack unit. The dual-socket layout and large memory pool also support virtualisation hosts with heavy RAM demands. Buyers who require GPU acceleration or a smaller 1U form factor should evaluate other platforms.

12 x 3.5-inch drive bays define capacity ceiling

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve 3.5-inch SATA drive bays backed by the PERC H730P controller. This bay count and form factor set the maximum raw storage the chassis can hold and determine which drive types are physically compatible.

How it compares

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

Price $4,018.99
Pricier than about 72% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% 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 RAM768 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

What drives must I supply to populate the 12 front bays?

You need up to twelve 3.5-inch SATA hard drives or SSDs; the PERC H730P controller manages them in any RAID level you choose.

Will my existing SATA SSDs work with the PERC H730P controller?

Yes — the H730P supports standard SATA SSDs, so drives you already own can be installed directly into the 3.5-inch bays.

How do I confirm the 768 GB of DDR4 memory is recognised and error-free?

After power-on, open the iDRAC9 Enterprise interface and check the Memory Inventory page; it will show all DIMMs at 768 GB with zero correctable errors.

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