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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 rack server 2× Xeon Gold 6142 2.6GHz 16-core 512GB DDR4 24× 800GB SSD H730P

SKU CH-ZQVG-Y9YSM

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs at 2.6 GHz, 512 GB DDR4, and 24 SATA SSDs of 800 GB each on a PERC H730P controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD24 × 800 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs provide 32 cores at 2.6 GHz base
  • 512 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory supports large virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • 24 × 800 GB SATA SSDs supply high-density flash storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1/10 GbE card gives remote management and network throughput

Dual-socket Xeon Gold 6142 server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server system equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6142 processors running at 2.60 GHz with 16 cores each. It ships with 512 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 16 modules and a PERC H730P storage controller with 2 GB cache. Twenty-four 800 GB SATA solid-state drives fill the front bays.

SATA SSD capacity and controller limits

The installed drives use the SATA 6 Gb/s interface and connect through the H730P controller, which supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. All 24 bays are occupied by 2.5-inch SSDs, so no additional internal SATA or SAS devices can be added without removing existing drives. The controller’s 12 Gb/s SAS backend does not change the SATA link speed of the fitted SSDs.

512 GB DDR4 memory installed

The system contains 512 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory using 16 of the 24 available DIMM slots. This leaves eight slots free for expansion up to the platform maximum of 3 TB. Buyers who need more memory at purchase must replace modules rather than add to the existing configuration.

How it compares

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

Price $6,238.99
Pricier than about 81% 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 count16-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.6 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSD24 × 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 populate all 24 drive bays with the 800GB SATA SSDs or leave some empty?

The system ships with 24 × 800GB SATA SSDs already installed, filling every 2.5-inch bay; removing drives reduces total capacity and may change the RAID layout you plan to use.

What does the 3.7GHz turbo figure mean when both Xeon Gold 6142 processors are under load?

Each 16-core Xeon Gold 6142 can reach 3.7GHz on active cores when thermal headroom allows; sustained all-core speeds will be lower depending on workload and cooling.

The PERC H730P is a 12Gb/s SAS/SATA controller — what does that cap in practice?

The H730P’s 12Gb/s SAS lanes set the maximum throughput for the 24 SATA SSDs; actual sustained transfer rates depend on the SSD specs, RAID level chosen and drive count in each array.

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