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Silver 2U rack chassis with twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays visible on the front

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF 1x Xeon Platinum 8160 256GB DDR4 No Drive rack server

SKU CH-4MN7-R6WJP

24-bay 2.5" rack server with Xeon Platinum 8160, 256GB DDR4 and PERC H730P RAID, sold without drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs1
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 at 2.1 GHz drives demanding workloads
  • 256 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large datasets
  • 24 x 2.5" drive bays enable high-density storage configurations
  • PERC H730P RAID controller provides hardware RAID acceleration
  • Dual 10 GbE 562T adapter delivers fast network throughput

Dense 2.5-inch storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd packs 24 SFF bays and a single Xeon Platinum 8160 into a 2U rack frame. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller but no drives installed. Two 1100 W supplies and an iDRAC9 Enterprise licence complete the baseline configuration.

Buyers needing maximum local capacity in 2U

This chassis targets workloads that fill every 2.5-inch slot with SATA SSDs or HDDs. It is not suited for deployments that require more than one processor or that depend on PCIe-attached flash. Organisations planning dual-CPU compute density should evaluate other platforms.

24-bay 2.5-inch chassis constraint

The defining limit is the 24-drive SFF backplane paired with a single CPU socket populated. Adding a second Xeon later is possible, yet storage expansion stops at the installed bays.

How it compares

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

Price $1,435.99
Cheaper than about 61% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% 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 CPUs1
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage3,84
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

Should I choose the 24 SFF chassis or a smaller drive count for the R740xd?

The 24 SFF chassis fits up to 24 x 2.5" drives and includes the PERC H730P controller; choose it when you need maximum bay density in a 2U rack space.

What does the Xeon Platinum 8160 at 2.1 GHz with 24 cores deliver in this server?

One Platinum 8160 provides 24 cores at 2.1 GHz with 33 MB cache; a second socket can be added later to double the core count.

How does the PERC H730P RAID controller limit the 24 SATA drive bays?

The PERC H730P handles RAID across the 24 SATA bays using its onboard processor and cache; throughput is bounded by the SATA interface speed.

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