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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U 12x3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 128GB DDR4 12x8TB H730P

SKU CH-GTJB-78D6K

2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 processors at 2.3 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller and twelve 8 TB 3.5-inch SATA drives for high-capacity storage workloads

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Two Xeon Gold 5118 12-core processors at 2.3 GHz with 3.2 GHz turbo deliver 24 cores for compute-intensive workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across 8 modules supports large virtual-machine densities
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through for flexible data protection
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives in 3.5-inch hot-swap bays provide high-capacity local storage
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise with quad-port X520/I350 networking offers remote management and 2× 1 GbE plus 2× 10 Gb SFP+ connectivity

2U Dual-Socket Storage Server

The PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-heavy workloads such as software-defined storage or virtual desktop infrastructure. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 12 cores. The platform supports up to two processors and uses the Intel C620 chipset.

PERC H730P RAID Controller With Battery

The included Dell PERC H730P controller provides 2 GB of cache backed by a battery and supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. Twelve 8 TB enterprise SATA hard drives running at 7.2K RPM are pre-installed across the 12 front-accessible 3.5-inch bays. A quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections.

128 GB DDR4 Registered ECC Memory

The system arrives with 128 GB of DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory installed in eight 16 GB modules across 24 total slots. Maximum memory capacity reaches 3 TB. Buyers who need more memory slots populated or a different drive interface will need to reconfigure.

How it compares

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Price $3,738.99
Pricier than about 71% 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.
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 count12-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.3 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 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 often should the PERC H730P controller battery be checked or replaced?

The PERC H730P includes a battery-backed cache; Dell recommends checking battery health via iDRAC9 Enterprise annually and replacing the module if the controller reports a degraded or failed status.

What thermal limit appears first when both Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs run at 3.2 GHz turbo under sustained load?

The 750 W Platinum power supplies set the practical ceiling; continuous dual-CPU turbo can draw enough power to trigger supply throttling before CPU junction temperatures peak.

How loud are the system fans when the 12 x 8 TB 7.2 K drives and both CPUs operate 24/7?

In a typical rack the chassis runs in the mid-50 dB range; fan speed ramps with inlet temperature and drive count, so acoustics stay consistent once thermal equilibrium is reached.

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