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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5 inch drive bays and front bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12x 3.5" 2U 2x Xeon 8160 2.1GHz 24C 128GB DDR4 12x 8TB H730P

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A 2U rack server with dual 24-core Xeon processors, 128GB DDR4 memory and twelve 8TB SATA drives on a H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count24-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 24-core CPUs handle heavy multi-threaded workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory supports large virtualised environments
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 for flexible data protection
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives provide high-density 3.5" storage in 2U
  • Quad-port X520/I350 card adds 2× 1 GbE and 2× 10 GbE SFP+ connectivity

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-Bay 3.5" 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server designed for storage-intensive workloads. It houses two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each with 24 cores running at 2.1 GHz. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory and twelve 8 TB 7.2K SATA hard drives managed by a PERC H730P controller.

Suited for software-defined storage

This platform fits organisations that need high drive density in a compact 2U form factor with dual-socket compute power. The twelve 3.5-inch bays and hardware RAID support make it appropriate for capacity-focused deployments. Buyers requiring solid-state speed, GPU acceleration or single-socket economy should evaluate other platforms.

Twelve 3.5-inch SATA drive bays with H730P RAID

The chassis provides twelve hot-swap 3.5-inch bays connected to a Dell PERC H730P 2 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This drive count and controller combination determines whether the storage capacity and redundancy meet the project requirements.

How it compares

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Price $3,804.99
Pricier than about 71% 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.
Video RAM 8 MB
Typical for this category: the median of 8,309 items is 0.01 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge R740xd
Model namePowerEdge R740xd
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count24-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Connectivity
Network controllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsRiser options with up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 × 16 slots
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Software
Operating systemNo

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Questions about this item

What drives and accessories are included with the R740xd, and what must be purchased separately?

The server ships with twelve 8 TB 3.5" SATA hard drives, two 750 W redundant power supplies, front bezel and ready rails. Additional drives, memory modules, SFP+ transceivers or GPU cards would need to be bought separately.

Which memory capacity and processor configuration does this R740xd model provide?

This unit comes with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each 24 cores at 2.1 GHz, and 128 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory installed as eight 16 GB modules across the 24 available slots.

What RAID levels and throughput can the PERC H730P controller deliver with the twelve installed drives?

The H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through, providing 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity to all twelve 7.2K rpm drives for high-capacity storage arrays.

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