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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 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-core 768GB DDR4 24x 400GB SSD H730P

SKU CH-ZA15-65FKT

A 2U rack server with 24 drive bays, dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs, 768GB DDR4 and 24 SATA SSDs on a PERC H730P controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD24 × 400 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs deliver 32 cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots for large datasets
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60
  • 24 x 400 GB SATA SSDs provide high-density flash storage in 2U
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1 GbE and 10 GbE SFP+ for remote management

Storage-dense 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-heavy workloads. It carries two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores each and 768 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 slots. Twenty-four 400 GB SATA SSDs sit behind a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache. Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise management complete the package.

Suits virtualization and software-defined storage

This configuration fits virtual desktop infrastructure, software-defined storage clusters and service-provider platforms that need high drive density in 2U. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets or a different drive interface should look elsewhere. The system maxes out at two CPUs and 3 TB of memory, so larger single-node footprints are not possible.

24-bay 2.5-inch front chassis

The defining spec is the 24-bay 2.5-inch front chassis that holds the installed SSDs and any future SATA or SAS drives. It sets the physical storage limit and determines whether the server fits your rack and capacity plan.

How it compares

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

Price $5,578.99
Pricier than about 79% 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 count16-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 SSD24 × 400 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

How do I install the 24 x 400GB SATA SSDs into the 2.5-inch drive bays, and what is the common mistake?

Slide each 2.5-inch SSD into the front hot-swap bays until the carrier clicks; the step people miss is seating the drive fully so the SATA connector engages the backplane.

What maintenance will the PERC H730P 2GB controller battery need over time?

The H730P battery backs the RAID cache; plan to replace it every few years when iDRAC9 reports a degraded or failed battery status.

At what point does the 1100 Watt redundant power supply limit appear during sustained full-load operation?

With dual 1100 W platinum units, the first limit is total draw exceeding one supply's capacity, so the pair shares load and redundancy is lost if one fails.

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