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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 6142 2.6GHz 16-core 64GB DDR4 24x 600GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-RB4S-C9B14

2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6142 processors, 64GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller, and 24 hot-swap 600GB SAS drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 64GB

HDD 24 x 600GB 10K SAS

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6142 processors provide 16 cores each at 2.6 GHz base and 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 64 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory installed across 24 slots with 3 TB maximum capacity
  • 24 SAS drive bays filled with 600 GB 10 K enterprise drives on a H730P controller
  • Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links via Intel X520/I350 card
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management plus redundant 1100 W platinum power supplies, rails and bezel included

Storage-dense 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd fits twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays into a 2U chassis, giving software-defined storage clusters and virtual desktop infrastructure hosts the raw capacity they need. Two Intel Xeon Gold 6142 processors supply thirty-two cores at 2.6 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo headroom for heavy multi-threaded workloads.

Hot-swap bays and redundant power

Twenty-four SAS bays and the PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache support RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for flexible data protection. Dual 1100 W platinum supplies and hot-swap fans keep the system running during module replacement, while iDRAC 9 Enterprise provides full out-of-band control.

SAS interface limits and memory ceiling

The 12 Gb/s SAS backplane caps sequential throughput per drive, so all-flash arrays will saturate the link before the drives do. Memory tops out at 3 TB across twenty-four DDR4 slots, so very large in-memory databases may require a different platform.

How it compares

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

Price $1,419.99
Cheaper than about 61% 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 count16-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.6 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 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

What does the 12Gb/s SAS controller cap in practice?

The Dell PERC H730P 2GB controller runs at 12Gb/s SAS/SATA and supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 plus pass-through mode for the 24 installed 600GB 10K drives.

What physical space and mounting hardware does this 2U server require?

The chassis occupies 2U of rack height and ships with Ready Rails sliding rails plus a front bezel for standard rack mounting.

How are the CPUs and memory installed, and what step is often missed?

Two Xeon Gold 6142 processors are pre-installed in the LGA 3647 sockets; 64GB DDR4 2666MHz registered ECC memory fills four of the 24 slots, so remaining slots must be populated in matched sets per channel.

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