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Silver 2U rack server with 24 front drive bays and bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon 8160 2.1GHz 24C 768GB DDR4 H730P 24x 600GB SAS

SKU CH-EV1B-6JFY2

A 2U rack server with dual 24-core Xeon 8160 CPUs, 768GB DDR4, a PERC H730P controller and 24 SAS drives for dense storage workloads

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count24-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 768GB

HDD 24 x 600GB 10K SAS

  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs provide 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots
  • PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with 2 GB cache
  • 24 × 600 GB 10 K SAS drives in 2.5" hot-swap bays
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1/10 GbE networking built in

PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 24 cores. The system includes 768 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots. A PERC H730P controller manages 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch SAS hard drives.

Storage-focused teams and virtual desktop hosts

This configuration suits organisations that need high drive counts in a compact rack footprint, such as software-defined storage clusters or VDI deployments. The dual 1100 W redundant power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise simplify remote management. Buyers who require solid-state media, GPU expansion slots or a 1U form factor should evaluate other platforms.

24-bay 2.5-inch SAS chassis

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch chassis populated with 600 GB 10K SAS drives and a 12 Gb/s H730P RAID controller. This density determines whether the server fits a workload that prioritises raw capacity and redundancy over flash latency. All other features scale around this storage foundation.

How it compares

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

Price $3,907.99
Pricier than about 72% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% 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 count24-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
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 do I confirm the PERC H730P controller sees all 24 drives after setup?

During POST the H730P BIOS lists every detected 600 GB SAS drive; once the OS loads, the controller’s management utility should show 24 healthy physical disks and the configured virtual disks.

Which components ship with the R740xd and what must I source myself?

The server includes two Xeon 8160 CPUs, 768 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMMs, H730P with battery, 24 × 600 GB 10K SAS drives, X520/I350 quad-port NIC, iDRAC9 Enterprise, dual 1100 W PSUs, rails and bezel; only an operating system and any extra drives or memory you want to add are separate.

Should I choose the 768 GB configuration or add more DDR4 up to the 3 TB limit?

Start with the installed 768 GB (24 × 32 GB modules) if your workload fits; the board has 24 slots total, so you can populate the remaining slots with compatible DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC DIMMs later to reach 3 TB.

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