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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U 24-Bay 2x Xeon Gold 6130 16-Core 2.1GHz 64GB DDR4

SKU CH-QCJT-8YR4F

2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 processors, 64GB DDR4 ECC memory, 24-bay 2.5″ SATA/SAS tray capacity and PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor
  • Two 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs at 2.1 GHz for demanding workloads
  • 64 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory for data integrity
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60
  • 24 front 2.5-inch SAS SATA trays ready for high-density storage
  • Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies with iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 24-Bay Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage density. It holds twenty-four 2.5-inch drive trays and runs on two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors, each with 16 cores at 2.1 GHz. The system ships with 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory and a PERC H730P controller for hardware RAID.

Suits software-defined storage

This platform targets environments that need high local capacity in a compact chassis, such as software-defined storage nodes or VDI hosts. The quad-port network card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links, while iDRAC 9 Enterprise handles remote management. Buyers who require installed drives, GPU-accelerated compute or more than two sockets should look at alternative configurations.

24-bay 2.5-inch chassis defines the storage limit

The single specification that decides fit is the twenty-four 2.5-inch SAS/SATA tray count. No drives are included, so total raw capacity depends entirely on the drives you populate. The H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, but the bay quantity is the hard ceiling for internal storage.

How it compares

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Price $961.99
Cheaper than about 75% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% 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 nameR740xd
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count16-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM64 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 often will the PERC H730P controller's battery-backed cache need replacement?

The H730P includes a 2 GB battery-backed cache module; Dell recommends replacing the battery every 3–5 years to preserve write-back caching during power loss.

Which component reaches its limit first when all 24 drive bays are active under sustained write workloads?

The 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA backplane and H730P controller set the sustained throughput ceiling before the dual 2.1 GHz Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs or 2666 MHz DDR4 memory become bottlenecks.

What noise and heat levels should be expected from the redundant 1100 W platinum power supplies running 24/7?

Dual 1100 W platinum PSUs and high-speed system fans keep the 2U chassis within thermal limits, but the unit produces datacentre-grade noise unsuitable for office environments.

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