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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 8TB HDD H730P

SKU CH-7WKS-EKRBD

A 2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon processors, 768GB DDR4 ECC memory and twelve 8TB SATA drives on a PERC H730P controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs provide 24 cores at 2.3 GHz base with 3.2 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots supports up to 3 TB
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2 K SATA 3.5 inch drives installed in 12 bay 2U chassis
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card adds 2x 1 GbE and 2x 10 Gb SFP+ with iDRAC9 Enterprise management
  • Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies with hot-swap rails and bezel included

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 2.30 GHz with 3.2 GHz turbo, 768 GB of DDR4 ECC memory across 24 slots, and twelve 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives managed by a PERC H730P controller.

Suits storage-focused deployments.

This platform fits software-defined storage clusters, virtual desktop infrastructure and service-provider environments that need high capacity in a 2U form factor. Buyers who need all-flash performance, GPU-accelerated compute or more than two processor sockets should look elsewhere because the chassis supports a maximum of two CPUs and the installed drives are mechanical 3.5-inch SATA units.

PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache

The storage controller provides 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, backed by a battery-protected 2 GB cache. This single component determines whether the array topology and data-protection features match the intended workload.

How it compares

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

Price $5,441.99
Pricier than about 78% 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

What rack height does the 2U chassis require and are mounting rails included?

The server occupies 2U of rack space and ships with Ready Rails for installation in a standard 4-post rack.

How are the 12x 8TB 3.5" drives installed and what common step is missed?

Drives slide into the front hot-swap bays; the step often missed is creating the virtual disk in the PERC H730P BIOS before the OS sees any volume.

Which components will need replacement first in a 24/7 deployment?

The 12x 8TB 7.2K SATA drives and the two 750W power supplies are the primary field-replaceable units with the shortest design life.

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