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Dell PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server, silver front bezel with twelve 3.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U 12 Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 6148 2.4GHz 20C 768GB DDR4 H730P

SKU CH-53S2-PHCVM

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, dual Xeon Gold 6148 processors, 768GB DDR4 memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 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
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory across 24 slots for large workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • 12 front 3.5" SAS/SATA trays plus quad-port 1/10 GbE networking
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management with redundant 750 W platinum power supplies

Dense Storage Platform

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for workloads that demand high capacity in a compact form. Two Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processors provide 40 cores at 2.4 GHz, supported by 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots. The PERC H730P controller manages up to twelve 3.5-inch SATA or SAS drives through hot-swap trays.

Ideal For Virtualised Storage

This configuration suits organisations deploying software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure or backup targets where drive count matters more than raw flash speed. The quad-port network card adds two 10 Gb SFP+ and two 1 GbE links for flexible connectivity. Buyers who need more than twelve drive bays or a different controller feature set should evaluate other platforms.

Twelve-Bay 3.5-Inch Chassis

The defining constraint is the twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap trays paired with the H730P RAID controller, which limits the system to SATA and SAS hard drives or SSDs. No drives are included, so capacity and performance scale entirely with the media you populate.

How it compares

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

Price $3,913.99
Pricier than about 72% 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).
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 RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA/SAS
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

How many memory slots are free for future upgrades?

The system has 24 DDR4 slots total and ships with 24 modules of 32 GB each, so no slots remain free for additional memory.

Which component reaches its maximum capacity first under sustained load?

The two Xeon Gold 6148 processors are already at the board limit of two CPUs and 20 cores each, so compute capacity cannot be expanded further.

What is the power draw of the redundant 750 W platinum supplies at full load?

Each supply is rated at 750 W platinum efficiency; the pair provides redundant power for the dual-CPU, 24-DIMM configuration.

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