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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays, and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U 24-bay 2x Xeon 8160 2.1GHz 24C 128GB 24x 2.4TB H730P

SKU CH-B6MX-HHCZG

2U rack server with dual 24-core Xeon 8160 CPUs, 128GB DDR4 ECC memory, H730P RAID controller and 24 hot-swap 2.4TB SAS drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count24-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 128GB

HDD 24 x 2.4TB 10K SAS

  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 processors run at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo for demanding compute
  • 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 8 modules supports large virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache enables RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60
  • 24 enterprise 2.4 TB SAS drives provide high-capacity 10K storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1 GbE and 10 Gb SFP+ networking for remote management

2U 24-bay storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server designed for storage-intensive workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 24 cores. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules and a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache. Twenty-four 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives populate every front bay.

Suits dense storage deployments.

This configuration targets software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure and service-provider environments that need high capacity in a 2U form factor. The quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links, while iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables remote management. Buyers who require solid-state media should evaluate other configurations because every installed drive is a 10K SAS hard disk.

24 × 2.4 TB SAS drives fill the chassis

The single specification that determines fit is the storage complement: twenty-four 2.5-inch 2.4 TB SAS hard drives occupy all front bays and connect to the H730P controller. This fixes usable capacity, drive interface and bay availability before any expansion decisions.

How it compares

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Price $8,219.99
Pricier than about 86% 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 nameR740xd
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 RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
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 rails are included for mounting this 2U server?

The chassis occupies 2U of rack space and ships with Ready Rails for installation in a standard rack.

How are the 24 drive bays and the PERC H730P controller configured during initial setup?

The 24 front-access 2.5-inch bays connect to the H730P 2GB controller; configure RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60 in the controller BIOS before installing the OS.

When will the 1100 W redundant power supplies or the H730P battery-backed cache need replacement?

The dual 1100 W platinum supplies are hot-swappable for zero-downtime replacement; the H730P cache battery typically lasts several years and is user-replaceable when it reaches end of life.

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