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Silver 2U rack server with 24 front 2.5-inch drive bays, bezel and rails

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-core 768GB DDR4 H730P 2x 800GB SSD

SKU CH-T6EG-DGV7S

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs, 768GB DDR4, H730P controller and two 800GB SSDs

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD2 × 800 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 workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 plus pass-through
  • Two 800 GB SATA SSDs provide fast read performance in hot-swap 2.5" bays
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables full remote management with redundant 1100 W platinum power supplies

Dense compute and storage in 2U

The PowerEdge R740xd fits two Xeon Gold 6130 processors and 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory into a 2U rack chassis. Twenty-four drive bays and a PERC H730P controller give software-defined storage clusters and virtual desktop infrastructure room to scale. Dual 1100 W platinum supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise keep the platform manageable at density.

SATA and SAS limited to 12 Gb/s controller speed

The H730P tops out at 12 Gb/s per SAS lane, so flash drives faster than that will be bottlenecked. Ten-gigabit SFP+ ports on the X520/I350 daughter card cap east-west traffic at 10 Gb/s per port. The LGA 3647 socket and C620 chipset restrict upgrades to the same Scalable processor family.

Replaces 1U or tower servers that hit drive-bay

When a 1U node runs out of 2.5-inch bays or a tower chassis cannot hold 24 DIMMs, this 2U form factor adds capacity without a larger rack footprint. The jump is worth it when workloads need both high core counts and local RAID arrays simultaneously. Buyers who only need compute density without the drive bays should consider a different platform.

How it compares

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

Price $3,865.99
Pricier than about 71% 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 SSD2 × 800 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

Should I pick the 768GB memory configuration or add more modules later?

The server ships with 768GB across all 24 DDR4 slots using 32GB modules, so any expansion requires replacing existing DIMMs rather than adding to empty slots.

How does the 2.1GHz base clock with 3.7GHz turbo translate to actual throughput?

Two 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 processors run at 2.1GHz base and can boost to 3.7GHz, giving 32 total cores for parallel workloads such as virtualisation or software-defined storage.

What does the PERC H730P 12Gb/s SAS/SATA controller limit in practice?

The H730P supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with a 2GB cache, capping drive throughput at 12Gb/s per SAS lane while the installed 800GB SSDs operate at SATA 6Gb/s.

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