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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U 12 Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24 Core 768GB DDR4 H730P 12x 8TB

SKU CH-X1C5-VSDMT

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 processors at 2.1 GHz, 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller, twelve 8 TB SATA drives.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count24-Core Processor
  • Two Xeon Platinum 8160 processors provide 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives fill the 12-bay 3.5" chassis
  • X520/I350 quad-port card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links

Purpose-built storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack system designed for software-defined storage, service-provider workloads and virtual desktop infrastructure. Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays provide high capacity in a compact form factor. Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 processors and 768 GB of DDR4 ECC memory deliver the compute headroom those workloads demand.

Upgrade path from smaller arrays

Moving from a 1U or tower server with fewer bays lets you consolidate 12 x 8 TB enterprise SATA drives behind a single PERC H730P controller. The jump is worth it when you need RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60 plus pass-through in one chassis with redundant 750 W power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise management.

Compatibility checklist

Verify your rack accepts a 2U depth with included Ready Rails and that the LGA 3647 socket matches your spare-part strategy. Confirm the C620 chipset supports your firmware baseline and that 2666 MHz DDR4 registered DIMMs align with any planned memory expansion up to 3 TB. Network uplinks use 2 x 1 GbE and 2 x 10 Gb SFP+ ports on the X520/I350 daughter card.

How it compares

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

Price $5,712.99
Pricier than about 79% 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 count24-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 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
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 2U R740xd require?

The server occupies 2U of rack space and ships with Dell Ready Rails for tool-less mounting in standard four-post racks.

How are the 12 × 8 TB drives installed, and what step is often missed?

Drives slide into the front 3.5″ hot-swap bays; the PERC H730P RAID arrays must be created in the controller BIOS before the OS sees any volumes.

What component will need replacement when the RAID controller battery can no longer hold a charge?

The H730P’s 2 GB cache module includes a replaceable battery that should be swapped when iDRAC reports a battery-learn failure.

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