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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 64GB DDR4 24x 800GB SSD

SKU CH-4M49-X9A23

Dual 8-core Xeon Gold 6134 processors, 64GB DDR4 ECC memory, and 24 hot-swap 800GB SATA SSDs behind a PERC H730P RAID controller in a 2U rack chassis

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD24 × 800 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs at 3.2 GHz base speed deliver high compute throughput
  • 64 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory supports demanding virtualization workloads
  • 24 enterprise 800 GB SATA SSDs provide dense all-flash storage capacity
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 for data protection
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise and quad-port 1/10 GbE give remote management and network flexibility

Purpose-built density

The PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server that fits two Xeon Gold 6134 processors and 24 drive bays into a single chassis. It targets software-defined storage clusters, service-provider platforms and virtual desktop infrastructure where capacity and compute must share the same footprint.

SATA throughput ceiling

Twenty-four 800GB SSDs connect through a PERC H730P controller limited to the SATA 6Gb/s interface. The 12Gb/s SAS backplane cannot accelerate SATA media, so sustained sequential throughput tops out at the SATA link rate rather than the controller’s native speed.

Twenty-four bay maximum

The chassis accepts exactly 24 2.5-inch drives and cannot be expanded further. Buyers who need more raw capacity must add another node instead of populating additional slots in this unit.

How it compares

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

Price $4,783.99
Pricier than about 75% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% 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 count8-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed3.2 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM64 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSD24 × 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 choose the 24-bay 2.5-inch version or a different chassis?

This unit is the 24-bay 2.5-inch 2U chassis with 24 installed 800GB SATA SSDs and two Xeon Gold 6134 processors; other bay counts or drive sizes are separate configurations.

What does the 3.2 GHz base clock mean once the server is running?

Each Xeon Gold 6134 runs at 3.2 GHz base and can boost to 3.7 GHz, giving 16 total cores across two sockets for virtualization or storage workloads.

How does the PERC H730P controller limit drive performance?

The H730P provides 12 Gb/s SAS and 6 Gb/s SATA connectivity with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through, capping each SSD at the SATA 6 Gb/s link speed.

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