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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 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12-core 768GB DDR4 12x 4TB HDD H730P

SKU CH-NX1T-7A4AN

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 12-core Xeon processors, 768 GB DDR4 memory and a PERC H730P controller for high-capacity storage workloads

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.3GHz base with 3.2GHz turbo
  • 768GB DDR4 2400MHz ECC memory across 24 slots supports up to 3TB capacity
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with 2GB cache and battery backup
  • 12x 4TB 7.2K SATA drives in 3.5in bays provide high-density storage
  • X520/I350 quad-port card adds 2x 1GbE and 2x 10Gb SFP+ connectivity

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 2U Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.3 GHz with 12 cores each and 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots.

Suits software-defined storage

This configuration suits service providers and virtual desktop infrastructure deployments that need high capacity in a compact form factor. Buyers who require all-flash performance tiers or GPU compute acceleration should evaluate other platforms because this unit uses only SATA drive bays and has no GPU provision.

Twelve 3.5-inch SATA bays with PERC H730P RAID

The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch hot-swap bays populated with 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives. The PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through modes for flexible data protection.

How it compares

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

Price $4,944.99
Pricier than about 76% 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 namePowerEdge R740xd
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count12-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.3 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 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

How do I confirm the PERC H730P controller and all twelve 4 TB drives are healthy after installation?

Open the iDRAC9 Enterprise web interface, navigate to the storage section and verify the H730P firmware version, battery status and that each 4 TB 7.2K SATA drive shows "Ready" with no predictive failures.

What components ship with the server and what must I source separately?

The unit includes 2 Xeon Gold 5118 processors, 768 GB DDR4 in 24 slots, H730P controller, 12 x 4 TB 3.5" SATA HDDs, X520/I350 quad-port NIC, iDRAC9 Enterprise, 2 x 750 W PSUs, bezel and rails; OS licences, hypervisor media and SFP+ transceivers are not included.

Which memory configuration should I choose if I need more capacity later?

The board has 24 DDR4 slots and supports up to 3 TB; all 24 slots are currently populated with 32 GB modules, so any expansion requires replacing existing DIMMs with higher-capacity DDR4 registered ECC modules.

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