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Silver 2U rack server front with twelve 3.5 inch drive bays and bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 8-core 64GB DDR4 12x 8TB HDD H730P

SKU CH-7B46-5QAWW

A 2U rack server with dual 8-core Xeon processors, 64GB DDR4 memory, twelve 8TB hard drives and a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs deliver 16 cores at 3.2 GHz base speed
  • 64 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory supports virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-density storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise gives full remote server management

PowerEdge R740xd 2U storage server

This Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-heavy workloads. It carries two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors at 3.2 GHz with eight cores each and 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across four modules.

Suited for high-capacity SATA arrays

The system fits organisations that need twelve 3.5-inch bays populated with 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives and a PERC H730P controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Buyers who require all-flash performance or GPU compute should evaluate other platforms because the drive bays and controller are built for mechanical SATA media.

PERC H730P 2 GB SAS/SATA RAID controller

The installed Dell PERC H730P provides 2 GB of cache and 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity with battery-backed write cache. This single component determines whether the server can deliver the RAID levels and throughput your storage design requires.

How it compares

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

Price $3,761.99
Pricier than about 71% 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 namePowerEdge R740xd
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 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 DDR4 memory speed and form factor do the four installed 16 GB modules use so I can match them when adding more?

The installed memory runs at 2666 MHz and uses registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs.

Will the PERC H730P controller recognise my existing 6 Gb/s SATA drives alongside the twelve 8 TB drives already fitted?

Yes, the H730P supports both 12 Gb/s SAS and 6 Gb/s SATA, so older SATA drives can be added to the same backplane.

How can I confirm the iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management is active after the server posts?

During boot the iDRAC IP address is displayed; open that address in a browser and log in with the default credentials to verify the Enterprise licence.

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