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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon Gold 6134 3.2 GHz 128 GB DDR4 12× 4 TB H730P iDRAC9 2× 750 W PSU

SKU CH-JE1F-WGHBV

2U rack server with dual Xeon Gold 6134 processors, 128 GB DDR4, twelve 4 TB SATA drives and a PERC H730P controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs at 3.2 GHz base clock with 3.7 GHz turbo for compute-heavy workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 8 modules for error-corrected reliability
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through
  • Twelve 4 TB 7.2 K SATA drives in 3.5" bays for high-capacity storage density
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise with X520/I350 quad-port networking for remote management and 10 Gb SFP+ connectivity

Storage-Dense 2U Server

The PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-heavy workloads. Dual Xeon Gold 6134 processors at 3.2 GHz provide 16 total cores and 128 GB of DDR4 memory. Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays hold 4 TB SATA drives managed by a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache. Redundant 750 W power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management are included.

Suited for Archive and Virtualisation

This platform suits teams running software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure or backup repositories that need high capacity in a compact rack footprint. The quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for flexible connectivity. Buyers who require all-flash performance or GPU compute density should evaluate other chassis designs.

Twelve 3.5-Inch Bays with H730P RAID

The defining specification is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch backplane paired with the PERC H730P controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This combination determines whether the server can deliver the raw capacity and redundancy level your dataset demands.

How it compares

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

Price $2,689.99
Pricier than about 62% 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 count8-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed3.2 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

Does the 12 Gb/s SAS SATA controller cap the throughput of the twelve 3.5 inch 4 TB drives?

The PERC H730P 2 GB controller runs at 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA 6 Gb/s so the 7.2K SATA drives are limited by their own 6 Gb/s interface rather than the controller.

What physical parts come with the server to secure the 2U chassis in a rack?

Ready Rails sliding rails and a front bezel are included for rack mounting.

How is the iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management initially configured and what step is often missed?

Connect the dedicated iDRAC network port, access the web interface via the default address shown on the front LCD, then set a unique password and enable HTTPS before putting the server into production.

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