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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 6148 2.4GHz 20 Core 256GB DDR4 12x 6TB H730P

SKU CH-D2DD-BKF0T

2U rack server with dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs, 256 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller, twelve 6 TB 3.5" SATA drives, quad-port 1/10 GbE networking.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count20-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs deliver 40 cores at 2.4 GHz base clock
  • 256 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory supports large workloads
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with 2 GB cache
  • Twelve 6 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-density storage in 3.5" hot-swap bays
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise and redundant 750 W platinum supplies ensure remote management and power resilience

2U 12-Bay Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-heavy workloads. It ships with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, dual Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processors and 256 GB of DDR4 memory. The system includes a PERC H730P controller, quad-port networking and redundant 750 W power supplies.

Suits dense storage and virtualisation.

This configuration fits software-defined storage, service-provider hosting and virtual desktop infrastructure where high spindle count matters. Buyers who want an all-flash array or need GPU acceleration for compute tasks should look at a different platform. The installed drives are 7.2 K SATA hard disks, not solid-state media.

12 × 6 TB SATA drives with hardware RAID

Twelve enterprise 6 TB SATA drives provide the raw capacity, managed by the PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache and battery backup. The controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. This single storage specification determines whether the server matches your capacity and redundancy requirements.

How it compares

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

Price $3,390.99
Pricier than about 69% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% 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 count20-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.4 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 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

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Questions about this item

What rack height and rail kit does the R740xd 2U server require?

It occupies 2U of rack space and ships with Ready Rails for square-hole or threaded-hole cabinets.

How are the twelve 3.5-inch drives installed, and what step is often missed?

Drives slide into the front hot-swap bays; the PERC H730P controller must be configured in the BIOS before the array is visible to the OS.

Which memory specification must match when expanding the 256 GB DDR4 later?

Use DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC RDIMMs to keep compatibility with the 24 DIMM slots and Intel C620 chipset.

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