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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays visible

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U 24-Bay 2x Xeon Gold 6148 20C 2.4GHz 512GB DDR4 H730P 2x800GB SSD

SKU CH-ZG5N-9QBDS

A 2U rack server with 24 drive bays, dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs at 2.4 GHz, 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller, two 800 GB SATA SSDs, quad-port 1/10 GbE networking.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD2 × 800 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count20-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs deliver 40 cores at up to 3.7GHz turbo
  • 512GB DDR4 2666MHz registered ECC memory across 16 slots for large workloads
  • PERC H730P 2GB controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery backup
  • Dual 800GB SATA SSDs provide fast boot and cache storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1GbE/10GbE networking enables remote management

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd packs 24 drive bays into a 2U rack chassis, making it a compact platform for storage-heavy workloads. Dual Xeon Gold 6148 processors and 512 GB of DDR4 memory provide the compute headroom for virtualisation or software-defined storage clusters.

SATA throughput ceiling

The installed H730P controller and backplane operate over 12 Gbit/s SAS lanes, yet every fitted drive uses the SATA 6 Gbit/s interface. Sequential throughput will therefore top out at the SATA link speed rather than the controller’s maximum, limiting peak bandwidth for the current SSD set.

24-bay 2.5" chassis constraint

Only 2.5-inch drives fit the front bays, so 3.5-inch HDDs cannot be used without a separate enclosure. Buyers who need larger-capacity 3.5-inch spindles must look elsewhere.

How it compares

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

Price $3,113.99
Pricier than about 66% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% 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 count20-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.4 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSD2 × 800 GB SATA SSD
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

Should I choose the 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 or a lower-core option?

The server ships with two Xeon Gold 6148 processors, each 20 cores at 2.4 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo, filling both sockets; no lower-core variant is included.

What does 512 GB DDR4 mean for actual workloads?

512 GB is installed as sixteen 32 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC modules across 24 slots, leaving eight slots free for expansion up to 3 TB.

How does the H730P controller limit drive performance?

The PERC H730P provides 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity with 2 GB cache and battery backup, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through for the 2.5" bays.

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