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Silver 2U rack server, 24 front drive bays, slide rails visible

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF 2x Xeon Gold 6138 512GB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-C5NG-4WZ2P

A 24-bay 2U rack server with two 20-core Xeon Gold 6138 CPUs at 2.0 GHz, 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory, a PERC H730P RAID controller, dual 10 GbE ports and redundant 1100 W power supplies.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6138 CPUs deliver 40 threads for heavy workloads
  • 512GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualisation and database environments
  • 24 x 2.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730P RAID controller enable high-density storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence provides full remote management and monitoring
  • Dual 1100W power supplies and 10GbE 562T adapter ensure resilient network and power

Dense 24-bay compute

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd packs dual Xeon Gold 6138 processors and 512 GB of DDR4 ECC memory into a 2U rack chassis with twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays. It targets data-intensive workloads such as virtualisation clusters, software-defined storage nodes and database tiers that demand high core counts and local capacity.

Dual 1100 W supplies and iDRAC9

Two redundant 1100 W power supplies feed the 40-core CPU complex and the PERC H730P RAID controller while iDRAC9 Enterprise provides out-of-band monitoring and firmware updates. Integrated graphics and a 10 GbE 562T adapter keep baseline I/O flowing without add-in cards.

Configure storage and rails to order

No drives are installed, so buyers select SATA SSDs or HDDs that match capacity and endurance targets. Rail kits are available on request and the system ships with BIOS and firmware already updated to the latest stable release.

How it compares

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

Price $2,288.99
Pricier than about 56% 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).
Processor speed 2 GHz
Lower than about 92% 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 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage4,00
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 the Xeon Gold 6138 processors and what step is often missed?

Seat both 2.0 GHz 20-core CPUs in their sockets, apply thermal paste evenly, torque the heatscrews in a cross pattern, then update BIOS and iDRAC9 firmware before first boot — skipping the firmware update is the common oversight.

Which components will need replacement during the server's service life?

The two 1100W power supplies and system fans are field-replaceable units; DDR4 ECC registered DIMMs can be swapped if a memory error occurs, and the PERC H730P RAID controller battery backs the cache and will need replacement when it reaches end of life.

What limit appears first when the 24 SFF bays run sustained write workloads?

The PERC H730P controller's 2 GB cache and the dual 10 GbE 562T adapter bandwidth become the bottleneck before the 24-drive SATA backplane saturates during heavy sequential writes.

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