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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6142 2.6GHz 16C 768GB DDR4 24x 600GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-J0PF-3C7WY

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs, 768 GB DDR4, 24-bay SAS storage and dual 1100 W supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 768GB

HDD 24 x 600GB 10K SAS

  • Dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs deliver 32 total cores at 2.6GHz
  • 768GB DDR4 2666MHz ECC memory across 24 slots supports large virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P 2GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery backup
  • 24-bay 2.5" chassis populated with 600GB 10K SAS drives for dense storage
  • Redundant 1100W platinum PSUs plus iDRAC9 Enterprise ensure uptime and remote control

Storage-dense 2U server

The PowerEdge R740xd fits 24 hot-swap 2.5-inch drive bays into a 2U rack chassis. Dual Xeon Gold 6142 processors supply 32 cores total, while 768GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory supports heavy virtualisation or software-defined storage workloads.

SAS controller throughput limit

The PERC H730P handles RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with a 2GB cache and 12Gb/s SAS lanes. All 24 installed 600GB 10K drives share this bus, so aggregate random I/O tops out at the controller’s peak bandwidth rather than the drive count.

768GB DDR4 registered ECC installed

The system arrives with 24 populated slots of 32GB modules at 2666MHz, leaving no empty DIMM sockets for simple expansion. Buyers who need more than 768GB must replace modules to reach the 3TB platform maximum.

How it compares

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

Price $4,211.99
Pricier than about 73% 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 speed2.6 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 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

Should I choose the 24-bay 2.5" chassis or a different drive-count version?

This unit is the 24-bay 2.5" configuration; it ships with 24x 600GB 10K SAS drives and the PERC H730P controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60.

What does the 2.6 GHz Xeon Gold 6142 speed mean under load?

Each of the two 16-core CPUs runs at 2.6 GHz base and can turbo to 3.7 GHz, giving 32 cores total for heavy virtualization or storage workloads.

How does the 12Gb/s SAS interface limit real-world throughput?

The PERC H730P and backplane run at 12Gb/s SAS, so each 600GB 10K drive is capped at that link speed; the controller also supports SATA at 6Gb/s.

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