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Silver 2U rack server, 24 front 2.5 inch bays, matte black finish

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24SFF Xeon Silver 6130 128GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-J7ZV-FZWX5

A 24-bay 2.5-inch rack server with one Xeon Silver 6130 at 2.1 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller, sold without drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs1
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • 24 2.5-inch drive bays provide dense local storage capacity
  • Single Xeon Silver 6130 processor with 16 cores at 2.1GHz delivers multi-threaded compute performance
  • 128GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P RAID controller enables hardware-accelerated data protection
  • Dual 10GbE 562T network adapter and iDRAC9 Enterprise simplify remote infrastructure management

Dense 24-bay rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd fits 24 hot-swap 2.5-inch bays into a 2U chassis, giving storage-heavy workloads room to scale without spreading across multiple nodes. One Xeon Silver 6130 at 2.1 GHz supplies 16 cores and 22 MB cache, while 128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory handles large working sets. A PERC H730P RAID controller and dual 1100 W power supplies complete the baseline configuration.

Storage-focused teams, not compute-only buyers

This platform suits databases, object stores or backup targets that need many drives behind a single RAID controller. Buyers who want more storage bays than a standard 2U server offers will benefit; those who need maximum per-core frequency, GPU acceleration or a second CPU pre-installed should evaluate alternatives.

24-drive 2.5-inch capacity decides fit

The defining constraint is the 24-bay 2.5-inch backplane: if the deployment requires that density in 2U, this chassis matches; if the workload needs fewer, larger drives or a different form factor, another server is appropriate.

How it compares

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

Price $1,057.99
Cheaper than about 72% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 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 CPUs1
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage2,00
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 many 2.5 inch drive bays does the R740xd chassis support?

The chassis supports up to 24 drive bays for 2.5 inch drives.

What does the 2.1 GHz clock speed mean for the installed Xeon 6130 processor?

The Xeon 6130 runs at 2.1 GHz base frequency with 16 cores and 22 MB cache for multi-threaded workloads.

Which storage interface does the PERC H730P RAID controller use?

The PERC H730P controller connects drives through the SATA interface.

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