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Silver 2U rack server front with twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF 2× Xeon Gold 5218R 384GB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-PW74-S178N

A 2U rack server holding 24 SFF drive bays, dual Xeon Gold 5218R CPUs at 2.1 GHz, 384 GB DDR4 ECC memory, and a PERC H730P RAID controller with 10 GbE networking

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM384 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • 20 cores per Xeon Gold 5218R at 2.1 GHz deliver high throughput
  • 384 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualisation workloads
  • 24 × 2.5-inch bays plus PERC H730P controller enable flexible SAS storage
  • Dual 1100 W supplies with iDRAC9 Enterprise give resilient remote management
  • 10 GbE 562T two-port adapter provides fast network connectivity

24-bay 2.5" rack server for dense storage workloads

This Dell PowerEdge R740xd chassis fits twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays in a 2U form factor. Two Xeon Gold 5218R processors run at 2.1 GHz with twenty cores each and 27.5 MB cache. The system ships with 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller. No drives are installed, allowing the buyer to populate SAS storage as required.

Suits storage-heavy clusters

The configuration targets deployments that need high drive density and dual-processor compute in a single rack unit. Buyers who require GPU acceleration or more than two CPU sockets should evaluate other platforms. The integrated graphics and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management cover basic console and out-of-band administration without extra hardware.

PERC H730P controller dictates drive compatibility

The installed RAID controller manages SAS drives and determines which RAID levels and drive counts are supported. Memory can scale to 3 TB across the available DIMM slots using DDR4 modules only. Two 1100 W power supplies provide redundancy for the fully populated chassis.

How it compares

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

Price $1,987.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $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 storage28,80
Disk controllerDell PERC H730P Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Graphics
Graphics chipIntegrated Graphics
Size & build
Product dimensions36 × 24 × 10 in
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 - Enterprise License

Questions about this item

What rack depth is required for the 36-inch deep chassis?

The server measures 36 inches deep, so a rack with at least 36 inches of usable depth is needed for the 24SFF chassis.

How are the two Xeon Gold 5218R processors and 384GB DDR4 memory installed, and what step is often missed?

Both CPUs are pre-installed in the dual sockets; the 384GB DDR4 ECC registered modules fill the DIMM slots — verify each module clicks fully into its slot to avoid boot errors.

When will the PERC H730P RAID controller battery need replacement?

The PERC H730P uses a cache backup battery that typically requires replacement every 3 to 5 years to maintain write-back cache protection.

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