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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays and dual redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6142 2.6GHz 16-core 512GB DDR4 24x 300GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-MQ43-8QEEX

2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs, 512GB DDR4 ECC memory, 24-bay SAS storage and PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 512GB

HDD 24 x 300GB 10K SAS

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs deliver 32 cores at 2.6GHz with 3.7GHz turbo
  • 512GB DDR4 2666MHz ECC memory across 16 modules supports up to 3TB total
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with 2GB cache
  • 24-bay 2.5-inch chassis holds 300GB 10K SAS drives for dense storage
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card provides 2x 1GbE and 2x 10Gb SFP+ connectivity

Storage-dense 2U platform

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd fits twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays into a two-socket 2U chassis. Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6142 processors provide thirty-two cores at 2.6 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo. 512 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across sixteen 32 GB modules supports large virtualisation or software-defined storage workloads.

Redundant platinum power and managed airflow

Two hot-swap 1100 watt platinum power supplies deliver N+1 redundancy for continuous operation. The 2U form factor uses Dell's engineered airflow path to cool the CPUs, memory and twenty-four 10 K SAS drives under sustained load. iDRAC 9 Enterprise provides remote thermal monitoring and power management without host OS involvement.

PERC H730P RAID and quad-port networking

The integrated PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode for the twenty-four 300 GB SAS drives. An Intel X520/I350 daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports for storage and management traffic separation. ReadyRails and front bezel are included for immediate rack deployment.

How it compares

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

Price $3,135.99
Pricier than about 66% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% 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 speed2.6 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
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 300 GB SAS drives into the 2.5 inch bays, and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a front bay until the latch clicks; the step often missed is creating a virtual disk in the PERC H730P BIOS before the OS sees any volume.

Which components will need replacement first during long-term operation?

The 24 x 300 GB 10 K SAS drives and the two 1100 W power supplies are the primary field-replaceable units; the H730P battery also degrades over time.

What thermal or power limit appears first when the dual Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs run at 3.7 GHz turbo continuously?

The 1100 W platinum power supplies set the ceiling; sustained all-core turbo on both 16-core processors can exceed their combined output before cooling becomes the bottleneck.

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