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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 Platinum 8260L 256GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-FVMT-EC2H6

A 24-bay 2.5" rack server with dual Xeon Platinum 8260L processors at 2.4GHz, 256GB DDR4, PERC H730P controller and iDRAC9 Enterprise, drives not included

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.4 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8260L CPUs provide 24 cores each at 2.4GHz
  • 256GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports heavy workloads
  • 24 drive bays for 2.5" SAS storage flexibility
  • PERC H730P RAID controller manages arrays
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables remote server management

Dense Storage Server for Virtualisation

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd fits 24 small-form-factor bays in a 2U rack frame, giving storage-heavy workloads room to grow. Dual Xeon Platinum 8260L processors at 2.4 GHz and 256 GB of DDR4 ECC memory provide the compute headroom for dense virtualisation or database clusters.

Dual 1100 W Supplies Handle Peak Loads

Redundant 1100 W power supplies share the draw from two 24-core CPUs and a full drive complement. Integrated graphics and the PERC H730P controller keep auxiliary heat low, while iDRAC9 Enterprise enables remote fan-curve tuning without a local console.

24-Bay Chassis Demands Cable Planning

The 36-by-24-by-10-inch enclosure weighs 40 pounds and uses SAS backplanes that require careful cable routing for 24 drives. A 10 GbE 562T two-port adapter is fitted, and rail kits are available on request for standard rack mounting.

How it compares

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

Price $1,942.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $1,910.99.
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.4 GHz
Higher than about 60% 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 speed2.4 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage2,40
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

How do I install the server into a standard rack and what step is often missed?

Mount the 36 x 24 x 10 in chassis using the optional rail kit, then connect both 1100W power supplies to separate circuits; the step often missed is registering the iDRAC9 Enterprise licence before first boot.

What maintenance or replacement will the server need later?

Plan to replace the PERC H730P RAID controller battery module when the iDRAC9 alert shows degradation, and verify DDR4 ECC memory health after any firmware update cycle.

What limit appears first under sustained heavy workloads?

The 24-drive SAS backplane and dual 1100W supplies set the thermal and power ceiling, so sustained all-core loads on the 2x Xeon Platinum 8260L processors will throttle before memory or network saturates.

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