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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24 Bay 2.5" 2U Server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16 Core 512GB DDR4 24x 600GB HDD H730P

SKU CH-8QBA-F6QMC

2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 processors, 512GB DDR4 ECC memory, 24-bay 2.5" SAS storage and PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 512GB

HDD 24 x 600GB 10K SAS

  • Dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs deliver 32 total cores for heavy compute
  • 512GB DDR4 2666MHz ECC memory supports large virtualised workloads
  • PERC H730P 2GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery-backed cache
  • 24-bay 2.5" chassis holds 600GB 10K SAS drives for dense storage capacity
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1GbE/10GbE networking simplifies remote management

Dense Storage Compute

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores. It ships with 512 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 16 modules and a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache. Twenty-four 600 GB 10K SAS drives fill every front bay, while a quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links. Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise complete the package.

High-Capacity Internal Workloads

This configuration suits environments that need maximum drive count inside a 2U chassis, such as software-defined storage clusters, virtual desktop infrastructure or backup targets. The 24-bay layout and hardware RAID support 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through. Buyers who need flash-only media or external JBOD expansion will not find those interfaces here.

24-Bay 2.5-Inch SAS Chassis

The defining constraint is the 24-bay 2.5-inch SAS backplane paired with the H730P controller. It dictates that all primary storage must be 2.5-inch SAS or SATA devices and that RAID management runs through this specific card. Confirm your drive form factor and controller compatibility before purchasing.

How it compares

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

Price $2,976.99
Pricier than about 65% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 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 nameR740xd
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count16-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
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

How do I decide between the 24 installed 600 GB SAS drives and adding more capacity?

The chassis holds 24 bays and all are filled with 600 GB 10K SAS drives; the PERC H730P supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 so you can choose the RAID level that balances usable space and redundancy.

What does the 2.1 GHz base clock with 3.7 GHz turbo mean for actual workloads?

Each Xeon Gold 6130 runs at 2.1 GHz base and can boost to 3.7 GHz, giving 32 total cores that sustain high frequency for virtualisation, databases or SDS tasks.

What does the 12 Gb/s SAS interface on the H730P limit in practice?

The controller and drives both run at 12 Gb/s SAS, so the interface caps sequential throughput at the drive’s 10K RPM rating rather than the link speed.

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