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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5 inch drive bays and front bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24-core 128GB DDR4 12× 6TB HDD H730P

SKU CH-M9AK-YWQA7

2U rack server with dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, 128 GB DDR4, H730P controller and twelve 6 TB SATA drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count24-Core Processor
  • Dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs at 2.1 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 8 DIMM slots
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through
  • Twelve 6 TB 7.2 K 3.5" SATA enterprise drives for high-capacity storage
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card with dual 1 GbE and dual 10 Gb SFP+ connections

12-bay 3.5" storage server for dense workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd fits twelve 3.5-inch drives in a 2U rack chassis. Two Xeon Platinum 8160 processors deliver forty-eight cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo. 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory supports virtualization and database tasks. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise provide redundant power and remote management.

Suits storage-heavy roles.

This configuration targets software-defined storage, backup repositories and virtual desktop infrastructure where high spindle count matters. The twelve 6 TB 7.2K SATA drives and PERC H730P controller cover RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Buyers who need all-flash performance or GPU compute density should look at a different platform.

PERC H730P 2 GB controller with battery-backed cache

The storage controller handles twelve SATA drives and supports SAS pass-through for future expansion. Battery-backed write cache protects data during power loss. Quad-port networking adds two 1 GbE and two 10 GbE SFP+ links for storage traffic. Ready rails and front bezel are included for immediate rack mounting.

How it compares

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

Price $3,067.99
Pricier than about 65% 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 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 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

Will the two installed Xeon Platinum 8160 processors leave any CPU sockets free for future upgrades?

Both processor sockets are already occupied by the two Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, so no additional sockets remain available for expansion.

How can I confirm the PERC H730P controller sees all twelve 6 TB drives after installation?

Open the controller BIOS during boot or log into iDRAC9 Enterprise; both will list each 6 TB SATA drive and show the RAID virtual disks you have configured.

Which items ship with the server and which must be sourced separately?

The chassis includes two 750 W redundant power supplies, ready rails, front bezel, the X520/I350 quad-port network card, and twelve 3.5" drive carriers populated with 6 TB HDDs; SFP+ transceivers for the 10 GbE ports are not included.

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