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Silver 2U rack server with twelve front 3.5 inch drive bays and bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U 12 Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16 Core 64GB DDR4 H730P 12x 6TB HDDs

SKU CH-QZJV-T1PXW

2U rack server with 12 3.5" bays, dual Xeon 16-core CPUs, 64 GB DDR4, H730P controller and 12× 6 TB SATA drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs deliver 16 cores each at 2.1 GHz
  • 64 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Twelve 6 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-capacity storage
  • Quad-port X520/I350 card adds 2× 1 GbE and 2× 10 Gb SFP+
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables remote server management

Dense Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server that fits twelve 3.5-inch drives and two Xeon Gold 6130 processors into a compact chassis. It targets organisations that need high-capacity local storage alongside strong multi-threaded compute for software-defined storage, virtualisation hosts or backup targets.

Fit and Alternatives

This configuration suits teams that want redundant power, hardware RAID with battery-backed cache and integrated 10GbE networking in a single appliance. Buyers who need flash-only media, more than twelve drive bays or a single-socket platform for lighter workloads should consider different form factors.

Deciding Specification

The twelve-bay 3.5-inch front panel combined with the PERC H730P controller determines whether the system matches your capacity and RAID requirements. If your dataset demands more bays, 2.5-inch density or a different RAID feature set, another chassis will be necessary.

How it compares

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

Price $2,575.99
Pricier than about 61% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Video RAM 8 MB
Typical for this category: the median of 8,309 items is 0.01 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge R740xd
Model namePowerEdge R740xd
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count16-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM64 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Connectivity
Network controllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsRiser options with up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 × 16 slots
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Software
Operating systemNo

Questions about this item

How many 3.5" drive bays are available for future HDD replacement or expansion?

The chassis provides 12 hot-swap 3.5" bays, all currently populated with 6TB 7.2K SATA drives; any future replacement or expansion uses these same bays.

Which component reaches its limit first during sustained heavy I/O — the PERC H730P controller cache or the 12 Gb/s SAS backplane?

The PERC H730P has 2GB of battery-backed cache; under sustained heavy write workloads that cache fills before the 12 Gb/s backplane saturates.

What is the typical power draw and acoustic level when both 750 W platinum PSUs and all twelve 7.2K drives run continuously?

Dual 750 W platinum supplies share the load efficiently; twelve 7.2K SATA drives plus dual Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs produce measurable but rack-typical fan noise and heat output.

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