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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 Gold 6152 768GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-79CK-E440M

A 24-bay 2.5-inch rack server with two 22-core Xeon Gold 6152 CPUs at 2.1 GHz, 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller and dual 1100 W supplies, sold without drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual 22-core Xeon Gold 6152 CPUs at 2.1 GHz handle demanding compute tasks
  • 768GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large in-memory workloads
  • 24 SFF drive bays with SAS interface and PERC H730P RAID controller enable flexible storage scaling
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management simplifies server administration
  • Dual 1100W power supplies provide redundant power for continuous operation

Server Configuration

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd arrives as a 2U rack server with 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive bays. It is built for organisations that need dense local storage alongside heavy compute capacity in a standard rack footprint.

Upgrade Path

Two Xeon Gold 6152 processors deliver 22 cores each at 2.1 GHz with 30.25 MB cache per chip. The 768 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory fills a large portion of the 3 TB maximum, so the jump is worthwhile when workloads demand both high core counts and large in-memory datasets.

Installation Notes

The chassis measures 36 x 24 x 10 inches and weighs 40 units, so plan for a two-person lift or a rack lift tool. The PERC H730P RAID controller manages SAS drives; remember that no drives are installed, so you must provision storage before the array can be initialised.

How it compares

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

Price $2,973.99
Pricier than about 65% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% 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 RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage7.2,00
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 does the 36-inch deep chassis require?

The chassis is 36 inches deep, so the rack must provide at least 36 inches of usable depth for the server to fit.

How are the two Xeon Gold 6152 processors installed, and what step is often missed?

Both CPU sockets are already populated with the 22-core 2.10 GHz processors; the common oversight is forgetting to apply fresh thermal paste if the heatsinks are ever removed during service.

When will the 768GB DDR4 memory need replacement or expansion?

The system holds 768GB of DDR4 ECC Registered RAM today and supports up to 3TB, so additional modules can be added later or existing DIMMs replaced if capacity needs grow or a module fails.

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