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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF 2x Xeon 5118 1TB RAM rack server

SKU CH-0CAE-QT91C

24-bay 2.5-inch rack server with dual Xeon 5118 processors, 1TB DDR4 ECC memory and PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM1 TB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.3 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • 24 drive bays in 2.5" form factor for dense storage capacity
  • Dual Xeon 5118 processors at 2.3GHz deliver 24 total cores
  • 1TB DDR4 ECC memory supports demanding virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P RAID controller manages up to 24 SATA drives
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables comprehensive remote server management

Dense 2.5-inch storage chassis

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF fits twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays into a 2U rack footprint. Dual Xeon 5118 processors and 1TB of DDR4 ECC registered memory give it the compute and memory headroom for virtualisation clusters, software-defined storage nodes or database workloads that demand local capacity.

Dual 1100W supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise

Two 1100-watt power supplies share the load while the PERC H730P controller manages the drive array. Integrated iDRAC9 Enterprise provides full out-of-band monitoring, remote console and firmware updates so administrators can track thermals, power draw and health without being in the data centre.

Replaces older 2U platforms limited to eight

Organisations consolidating multiple storage servers into one chassis gain density and simpler cabling. The jump is worth it when workloads need more spindles or flash devices per rack unit than a 12-bay system can deliver.

How it compares

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

Price $3,788.99
Pricier than about 71% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 1 TB
Higher than about 91% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.3 GHz
Typical for this category: the median of 9,950 items is 2.3 GHz.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameRack Mount
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor speed2.3 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM1 TB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage24,00
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

How do I install drives in the 24 SFF bays, and which step is often missed?

Slide each 2.5 inch drive into a bay until the latch clicks, then create the virtual disk in the PERC H730P controller BIOS before the OS installer runs.

What maintenance will the 1 TB DDR4 memory need later?

DDR4 ECC registered modules rarely fail; run the built-in memory test in iDRAC9 annually and replace only if correctable errors climb above the platform threshold.

What limit appears first when both Xeon 5118 CPUs run at 2.3 GHz continuously?

The 1100 W power supplies set the thermal ceiling; sustained all-core load can trip their over-temperature protection before the processors hit their own throttle point.

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