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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6148 2.4GHz 20-core 768GB DDR4 2x 400GB SSD H730P

SKU CH-8N9B-PKCM2

2U rack server with dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs, 768GB DDR4, dual 400GB SSDs on H730P controller, 24-bay 2.5" chassis, quad-port 1GbE/10GbE networking, iDRAC9 Enterprise, redundant 1100W PSUs.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD2 × 400 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count20-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs provide 40 cores at 2.4GHz base with 3.7GHz turbo
  • 768GB DDR4 2666MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots supports heavy virtualization workloads
  • PERC H730P 2GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery-backed cache
  • Dual 400GB SATA SSDs deliver fast boot and application storage in hot-swap bays
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card offers 2x 1GbE and 2x 10Gb SFP+ connectivity

Dense storage compute

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd packs twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays into a 2U rack chassis with dual Xeon Gold 6148 processors. Each CPU runs twenty cores at 2.4 GHz with a 3.7 GHz turbo, giving forty cores total for virtualisation or software-defined storage workloads.

SAS/SATA controller ceiling

The PERC H730P handles twelve-gigabit SAS and six-gigabit SATA links with RAID levels up to 60 plus pass-through. All twenty-four front bays share this single controller, so aggregate throughput caps at the card's twelve-gigabit SAS pipe rather than per-drive speeds.

768GB memory headroom

Seventy-six-eight gigabytes of DDR4-2666 registered ECC fill all twenty-four DIMM slots, leaving no room for expansion without replacing modules. The platform supports up to three terabytes, so memory-heavy databases or VDI clusters will need higher-capacity DIMMs to grow beyond the current configuration.

How it compares

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

Price $4,107.99
Pricier than about 72% 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 count20-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.4 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSD2 × 400 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 768GB configuration or add more DDR4 modules up to the 3TB maximum?

The server ships with 768GB across 24 slots using 32GB DDR4 2666MHz registered ECC modules; all slots are populated, so expanding to 3TB requires replacing modules with higher-capacity DDR4 DIMMs.

What does the 2.4GHz base clock with 3.7GHz turbo mean for sustained workloads on the dual Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs?

Each of the two 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 processors runs at 2.4GHz base and can boost to 3.7GHz; sustained all-core performance will sit between those frequencies depending on thermal headroom and the 1100W platinum power supplies.

How does the PERC H730P 12Gb/s SAS/SATA controller limit the installed 400GB SATA SSDs?

The H730P provides 12Gb/s SAS and 6Gb/s SATA connectivity; the two 400GB SATA SSDs operate at SATA 6Gb/s speeds, while the controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 and pass-through for additional drives.

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